Chapter 2.16
CITY MANAGER*
Sections:
2.16.020 Authority and duties.
2.16.030 Salary and job qualifications.
2.16.040 Personnel hiring – Salary management.
* Prior legislation: Ord. 1249.
2.16.010 Position created.
Repealed by Ord. 1398. (Ord. 1268 § 2, 1997).
2.16.020 Authority and duties.
A. The city manager shall serve as the chief executive officer and head of the administrative branch of the city. The city manager shall be responsible to the council for the proper administration of all city affairs. Under the direction and authority of the city council, the city manager shall perform the following duties:
1. Act as budget officer and prepare the annual budget for consideration by the budget committee and the council;
2. Act as purchasing agent for all departments of the city subject to the provisions of the city code and the contract review board;
3. Direct the implementation and administration of the Americans with Disabilities Act as it relates to city employees, facilities, and activities, and appoint an ADA coordinator;
4. Act as administrative head of all departments of the city government, subject to the control and direction of the council;
5. Act as business agent in connection with city business;
6. Prepare and furnish all reports requested by the council;
7. Recommend ordinances to the council designed to increase the efficiency of the city government;
8. See that all ordinances are enforced and that the provisions of all franchises, leases, contracts, permits and privileges granted by the city are observed;
9. Collect all sums of money due the city;
10. Supervise the operation of all public utilities owned and operated by the city and have general supervision over all city property;
11. Meet with private citizens and interested groups seeking information or bringing complaints and attempt to resolve any problems tactfully and fairly;
12. Attend all council meetings and council committee meetings at which the manager is requested to attend; and
13. Appoint an assistant city manager as the city manager determines necessary to assist in the orderly administration of the city and to serve as acting city manager in the city manager’s absence or unavailability.
B. The manager shall have, in exercising general charge, supervision and control over all nonelective city employees, including the power to appoint and remove, subject to applicable civil service rules, employees of the city. The manager shall have general supervision and control over nonelected or appointed officials and employees and their work, with power to transfer an employee from one department to another to the end that the utmost efficiency is attained from all departments and from the city government as a whole. The manager shall designate the duties of employees, the hours of their employment, and all matters pertaining to their work for the city. (Ord. 2032 § 1, 2020; Ord. 1574-05 § 1, 2005; Ord. 1398 § 6, 2000; Ord. 1293 § 1, 1998; Ord. 1268 § 3, 1997).
2.16.030 Salary and job qualifications.
The job qualifications shall be set forth in a job description to be approved by the city council. The salary shall be established in the annual budget. (Ord. 1268 § 4, 1997).
2.16.040 Personnel hiring – Salary management.
The city manager is authorized to hire personnel at any salary within the schedule listed for the position and to raise or lower covered employees within the grade and scale range as he determines appropriate for efficient and effective personnel management. Any wage adjustments for current covered employees the city manager deems appropriate based on the ordinance codified in this section may be made retroactive to January 1, 2024, at the city manager’s discretion, provided the personal action form for such adjustment is submitted by February 15, 2024. (Ord. 2113 § 2, 2024).