Except as otherwise provided by this Charter, the powers and duties of the city manager shall be:
1. To see that the laws and ordinances are enforced.
2. To appoint, subject to the approval of such appointments by the council, all chief appointive officials except the city attorney.
3. To appoint all subordinates and employees in all departments, not otherwise provided for in this Charter, and to determine their duties and fix their compensation. All such appointments and the fixing of compensation shall be subject to the approval of the council and shall not be effective without such approval. To remove any appointee and no removal shall be made without his or her consent.
4. To have supervision and control of all departments, boards and divisions created herein or that may be hereafter created by the council except as otherwise provided by this Charter.
5. To examine and make to the council, reports in regard to any matters requested by it, and also of his or her own motion, and recommend to that body for adoption such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient.
6. To sign such contracts, licenses and other public documents and instruments on behalf of the city as the council may authorize.
7. To attend all meetings of the council with the right to take part in the discussion but having no vote.
8. To have supervision and charge of the city attorney insofar as his or her duties pertain to the departments of which he or she has charge and supervision.
9. To exercise such other powers and perform such other duties as are herein conferred or imposed upon him or her by this Charter or may be conferred or imposed upon him or her by the council under the provisions of this Charter.
10. Before entering upon the duties of his or her office, he or she shall take the official oath required by law and execute an official bond in such sum as shall be determined by the council.
(Stats. 1927, p. 2055)
Editor's note: This section was amended by Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 72, which was approved by the voters of the City at an election held June 7, 1966, and by Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 92, which was approved by the voters of the city at a special municipal election held November 7, 1972. This section was further amended by the voters of the city on March 26, 1996.