CHAPTER 1-08
CITY MANAGER

SECTIONS:

1-08-001-0001    APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER:

1-08-001-0002    QUALIFICATIONS:

1-08-001-0003    POWERS AND DUTIES:

1-08-001-0004    ACTING CITY MANAGER:

1-08-001-0005    REMOVAL OF MANAGER:

1-08-001-0006    ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS:

1-08-001-0001 APPOINTMENT OF MANAGER:

The Council shall appoint an officer of the City who shall have the title of City Manager, and shall have the powers and perform the duties as in the Charter provided. No Councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected, nor within one year after the expiration of his term of office.

1-08-001-0002 QUALIFICATIONS:

The City Manager shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office, as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the City or State, but during the tenure of his office he shall reside within the City.

1-08-001-0003 POWERS AND DUTIES:

The City Manager shall:

A.    Devote his entire time to the discharge of his official duties, prepare the agenda for and attend all meetings of the Council, unless excused therefrom by the Council or the Mayor;

B.    See that all ordinances are enforced, and that the provisions of all franchises, leases, contracts, permits and privileges granted by the City are observed;

C.    Appoint and when necessary for the good of the service lay off, suspend, transfer, demote or remove all officers and employees of the City, except as otherwise provided by Charter, and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office, subject to such merit system regulations as the Council may adopt;1

D.    Prepare the annual budget estimates and submit them to the Council and be responsible for the administration of the budget after adoption;

E.    Keep the Council advised at all times of the affairs and needs of the City, and make reports annually, or more frequently, if requested by the Council, of all the affairs of the City;

F.    Act as purchasing agent for all divisions of the City, giving due consideration to the recommendations and counsel of department and division heads;

G.    Have such other powers, duties and functions as the Charter of the City may prescribe, and such powers, duties and functions consistent with the Charter that the Council may prescribe.

H.    The City Manager shall be entitled to a seat in the Council, except in matters involving his conduct or the performance of his duties, but shall have no vote therein. The City Manager shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all other matters coming before the Council.

1Charter Art. IV, sec 5

1-08-001-0004 ACTING CITY MANAGER:

A.    The City Manager shall designate, with the approval of the Council, a qualified administrative officer of the City to perform his duties during his temporary absence or disability.

B.    If the City Manager is suspended by the Council, or if there is a vacancy in the office of the City Manager, the Council shall appoint an Acting City Manager to serve until the suspension ceases, or until another City Manager is appointed and qualifies, as the case may be. No Acting City Manager shall hold his position as such for more than four (4) months, and no appointment of an Acting City Manager shall be renewed. When there is a vacancy in the office, the Council shall fill the position within four (4) months of the creation of the vacancy.

1-08-001-0005 REMOVAL OF MANAGER:

The Council shall appoint the City Manager for an indefinite term and may remove him by an affirmative vote of five (5) members of the Council. The City Manager may, within ten (10) days from the date of said vote, request a public hearing to be held not later than thirty (30) days thereafter. Severance pay will be at the discretion of the Council. The action of the Council in suspending or removing the Manager shall be final and conclusive on everyone, it being the intention of the Charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibility for such suspension and removal in the Council.

1-08-001-0006 ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS:

The administrative services of the City shall be divided into departments under the control of the City Manager in accordance with State law and the ordinances of the City. (1978 Code)