SECTION 6.02 POWERS AND DUTIES.
   The Manager shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the Municipality. The Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the administration of all Municipal affairs placed in the Manager's charge by or under this Charter. The Manager shall have the following powers and duties:
   (a)   To see that all laws, provisions of this Charter and acts of the Council, subject to enforcement by him or by officers subject to his direction and supervision, are faithfully executed;
   (b)   To submit to the Council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Municipality as of the end of each fiscal year;
   (c)   To prepare and submit the annual budget, appropriation measures, and any capital improvement programs to the Council;
   (d)   To keep the Council fully advised as to the financial conditions and future needs of the Municipality and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the Municipality as he deems desirable, or as the Council may require;
   (e)   Subject to the provisions of Section 9.06 of this Charter, to prepare, in consultation with department heads and submit to Council for approval within six (6) months of the effective date of this Charter, a standard and uniform personnel policy for all Municipal employees and to review those policies with Council at least biannually;
   (f)   To prepare, in consultation with department heads, within six (6) months of the effective date of this Charter, job descriptions for all municipal employees and to review these job descriptions with the department heads at least biannually;
   (g)   To direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the Municipality except as otherwise provided by this Charter;
   (h)   Subject to the provisions of Section 9.06 of this Charter, to appoint and, when the Manager deems necessary for the good of the service, suspend or remove any Municipal employee or appointive administrative officer, except as otherwise provided in this Charter or by personnel rules adopted pursuant to this Charter. The Manager may authorize any administrative officer who is subject to the Manager's direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates in that officer's department, office or agency;
   (i)   To attend all Council meetings and have the right to take part in discussion, but not to vote;
   (j)   To make such reports as the Council may require concerning the operations of the Municipal departments, offices and agencies subject to the Manager's direction and supervision;
   (k)   Subject to the provisions in Section 7.06 of this Charter, to arrange, prepare and sign contracts, franchises and agreements with the Director of Law, but no such contracts, franchises or agreements involving an expenditure in excess of a sum of money, such sum to be determined by the Council, shall be legal until ratified or authorized by ordinance or resolution of the Council;
   (l)   To perform such other duties as specified in this Charter or as may be required by ordinance or resolution by the Council.