The Municipal Administrator shall be the chief administrative officer of the Municipality. He or she shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the Municipality within the scope of his or her powers and duties, and the enforcement of all laws and ordinances. He or she shall manage all divisions of the Municipal government and to this end he or she shall have the power and be required to:
A. Appoint officers and employees of the Municipality in conformance with the provisions of this Charter and may authorize the head of a department or an officer to appoint personnel of his or her department or office except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
B. Remove, when necessary for cause, all officers and employees appointed pursuant to subparagraph (A) hereof.
C. Prepare the budget annually, in conjunction with the Finance Director, and submit it to the Council, and administer the budget adopted by the Council.
D. Prepare and submit annually, in conjunction with the Finance Director, to the Council a complete report on the financial and administrative activities of the Municipality for the preceding year.
E. Submit to Council, in conjunction with the Finance Director, a monthly report showing the condition of all funds.
F. Appoint such citizen advisory committees, other than those provided by the Charter, as seem to him or her desirable and discharge them when their function has been completely served.
G. Attend all regular and special meetings of Council, with the right to participate in discussions and bring matters to the attention of Council but without the right to vote. He or she shall attend executive sessions of Council when requested to do so by the Council.
H. Recommend any legislation for adoption by Council or recommend the repeal of legislation.
I. Sign all contracts, bonds, notes, and certificates of indebtedness on behalf of the Municipality.
J. Perform such other duties and have such other responsibilities as may from time to time be assigned by Council.
(Passed by electorate 11-8-22)