The City Administrator is the chief administrative officer of the city, may head one or more departments and is responsible to the Council and Mayor for the proper administration of all affairs of the city. To that end, the City Administrator has the power and is required to do the following:
(A) Supervise enforcement and execution of city laws;
(B) Attend all meeting of the Council and take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Council. The City Administrator is entitled to notice of all regular and special meetings of the Council;
(C) Recommend to the Council the adoption of measures as deemed necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare of the city or for the improvement of administrative services;
(D) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, suspend, remove or discipline all officers of the city except as otherwise provided by law or this code of ordinances and except authorizing the head of a department to appoint, suspend, remove or discipline subordinates in the department. The City Administrator has the power to appoint and remove the following department heads subject to the approval of the Council:
(1) Clerk;
(2) Fire Chief;
(3) Police Chief;
(4) Parks and Recreation Director;
(5) Public Works Director;
(6) Planning/Community Development Director;
(7) Director of Finance;
(8) Building and Neighborhood Services;
(9) City Planner;
(10) Engineering;
(11) Human Resources;
(12) MTA/Transit and Fleet Director; and
(13) RWRF/Water Pollution Control Director.
(E) Supervise the official conduct of all officers of the city. The City Administrator is responsible to the Council for the performance of all department activities. All department heads, regardless of their method of appointment, are responsible to the City Administrator for the conduct of his or her department;
(F) Direct and coordinate all city services provided through the various departments;
(G) Prepare and submit to the Council for approval the necessary budget and be responsible for its administration after adoption. A preliminary budget review with the Council shall be held prior to November 1 for the next fiscal year. There shall be a budget status update for the new budget presented to the Committee of the Whole semimonthly commencing on or about January 2;
(H) Keep the Mayor and Council fully advised and informed concerning the operation of all aspects of the city government, of the financial condition of the city and of the future needs of the city;
(I) Conduct the business affairs of the city and cause accurate records to be kept by modern and efficient accounting methods;
(J) Prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year;
(K) Supervise the performance of all contracts for work to be done for the city, make all purchases of material and supplies and see that the material and supplies are received and are of the quality and character called for by the contract;
(L) Supervise the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance and management of all city property, capital improvements and undertakings of the city, including the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, specifications and estimates for capital improvements;
(M) Cooperate with any administrative agency;
(N) Provide for and cause records to be kept of the issuance and revocation of licenses and permits authorized by city laws;
(O) Recommend to the Council a standard schedule of pay for each appointive office and position in the city service, including minimum, intermediate and maximum rates;
(P) Employ, reclassify or discipline all employees subject to civil service provisions and of the Iowa Code Chapter 35C;
(Q) Appoint administrative assistants with the approval of the Council;
(R) Make all appointments not otherwise provided for;
(S) Investigate the affairs of the city or any department or division thereof and investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the government of the city;
(T) Devote his or her entire time to the discharge of all official duties;
(U) Perform other duties at the Council’s direction;
(V) Administer oaths;
(W) Be a notary public and may, when required, attest to the signature of the Mayor or Mayor Pro Tem in the absence of the City Clerk.
(1999 Code, § 19.04) (Ord. 2239, passed 6-12-2001; Ord. 2427, passed 9-14-2010; Ord. 2011-2444, passed 4-26-2011; Ord. 2656, passed 9-22-2020)