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The Council shall, as soon as possible with all due diligence after any vacancy exists in the position of City Administrator, appoint a City Administrator for an indefinite period and shall fix his/her compensation. The City Administrator shall be the Chief Administrative office of the city government. He/she shall have a college baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in a field pertinent to city administration, or he/she shall have had at least four (4) years experience in such public administrative work as would qualify him/her for the position of administrator, and said appointment shall be made without regard to his/her political or religious preferences. The City Administrator need not be a resident of the City at the time of his/her appointment and pursuant to state law shall not be required to become a resident thereafter. No member of the Council shall be eligible for the position of City Administrator within two (2) years of the expiration of his/her last term on the Council.
(Amendment Approved at the General Election of November 2, 2010)
The City Administrator shall hold office at the pleasure of a majority of the City Council, provided that he/she shall not be removed from office during a period of ninety (90) days following the swearing in of the Council after any regular city election except by the affirmative vote of four (4) members of the City Council.
The functions and duties of the City Administrator shall be:
(a) To see that all laws and ordinances are enforced;
(b) To recommend the heads of the several city departments to the City Council, to recommend removal of such department heads, to act as Personnel Director, and to administer labor contracts, personnel management and disciplinary actions in accordance with the policies of the City;
(c) To oversee the management and supervision of all public improvements, works and undertakings of the City. He/she shall have charge of the construction, repair, maintenance and cleaning of streets, sidewalks, bridges, pavements, sewers and of all public buildings or other property belonging to the City. He/she shall oversee the management and supervision of all city utilities and shall be responsible for the preservation of property, tools and appliances of the City;
(d) To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise, or in any contract are faithfully kept and performed;
(e) To recommend an annual budget to the Council; to administer the budget as finally adopted under policies formulated by the Council and to keep the Council fully advised at all times as to the financial condition and needs of the City;
(f) To recommend to the Council for adoption such measures as he/she may deem necessary or expedient;
(g) To exercise and perform all administrative functions of the City that are not imposed by this charter or any city ordinance upon some other official;
(h) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or as may be required of him/her by ordinance or by direction of the Council.
The Council shall appoint or designate an Acting City Administrator during the period of a vacancy in the office or during the absence of the City Administrator from the City. Such Acting City Administrator shall, while he/she is in such office, have all the responsibilities, duties, functions and authority of the City Administrator.
The City Administrator shall be responsible to the Council for the efficient administration of all departments of the city government under his/her jurisdiction. Even though the Council must approve all appointments made by the Administrator by a majority vote, neither the Council nor any of its members or committees shall dictate the appointment of any person to office by the City Administrator. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members should deal with the administrative service through the City Administrator, and no councilperson shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the City Administrator.
(a) The Clerk shall be appointed by the Council to be the Clerk of the Council and shall attend all meetings of the Council and shall keep a permanent journal in the English language of its proceedings. He/She shall keep a record of all ordinances, resolutions and regulations of the Council;
(b) He/She shall be custodian of the City seal, and shall affix it to all documents and instruments requiring the seal, and shall attest the same. He/She shall also be custodian of all papers, documents and records pertaining to the City of Croswell, the custody of which is not otherwise provided for. He/she shall give to the proper department or officials ample notice of the expiration or termination of any franchises, contracts, or agreements;
(c) He/she shall certify by his/her signature all ordinances and resolutions enacted or passed by the Council and perform any other duties required of him/her by state law, this charter or by the Council;
(d) He/she shall provide and maintain in his/ her office a supply of forms for all petitions required to be filed for any purpose by the provisions of this charter, and shall accept no petitions for any purpose set forth in this charter which are not on the forms provided by him/her for such purpose;
(e) He/she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him/her by this charter, state or federal law, or the City Administrator;
(f) He/she shall be responsible for the maintenance of a system of accounts of the City which shall conform to any uniform system required by state law and by the Council. All accounts of the City shall be balanced at the end of each calendar month, and a report made thereof by the Clerk to the Council and the City Administrator.
(a) The Treasurer shall be appointed by the Council to have the custody of all moneys of the City, the Clerk's bond, and all evidences of value belonging to the City, or held in trust by the City;
(b) He/she shall receive all moneys belonging to and receivable by the City, that may be collected by any officials or employees of the City, including license fees, taxes, assessments, utility charges and all other charges belonging to and payable to the City, and shall in all cases give a receipt therefor;
(c) He/she shall keep and deposit all moneys or funds in such manner and only in such places as the Council may determine and shall report the same in detail to the Clerk;
(d) He/she shall have such powers, duties and prerogatives in regard to the collection and custody of state, county and school district, and city taxes and moneys as are conferred by law to enforce the collection of state, county, township and school district taxes upon real and personal property;
(e) He/she shall perform such other duties as may be prescribed for him/her by State or Federal law, this charter, or by the City Administrator.
The Council shall appoint a City Attorney who shall serve at its pleasure and shall fix his/her compensation. The compensation set by the Council for the City Attorney shall be in contemplation of the normal duties of that office. Special compensation may be provided at the discretion of the Council in cases of appeals to or litigation commenced in the Federal Courts, the Circuit Court or State Supreme Court, work requiring extensive hearings before quasi-judicial or administrative tribunals, for legal work in connection with the issuance of bonds of the City, and for condemnation proceedings. No such special compensation shall be given by the Council except in accordance with an agreement between itself and the City Attorney made before the service, for which such special compensation is to be paid, has been rendered.
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