(A) Appointment.
(1) The Mayor and City Council shall appoint a City Administrator and fix such Administrator's compensation.
(2) The Administrator shall be appointed on the basis of such person's administrative qualifications, and under the following terms and conditions.
(3) The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and City Council for an indefinite term.
(4) (a) The City Administrator shall enter into an approved bond in such sum as prescribed by the Mayor and City Council, conditioned upon the faithful and honest performance of the duties of such office.
(b) The City shall pay the cost of such bond.
(B) Duties. The City Administrator shall:
(1) Be responsible for directing, supervising and coordinating administrative activities and operations.
(2) Appoint department heads, with approval of the Mayor and City Council.
(3) Appoint other city employees, after consultation with department heads.
(4) Suspend or dismiss department heads, with approval of the Mayor and City Council.
(5) Suspend or dismiss other city employees, after consultation with department heads.
(6) Prepare a proposed annual operation budget and capital program, and submit it to the Mayor and City Council for review and adoption.
(7) Have the responsibility for the administration of the annual operating budget after its adoption.
(8) Prepare and annually update a five-year capital improvements program and budget.
(9) Recommend and administer personnel policies, classification, compensation and evaluation for all city employees.
(10) Monitor the financial condition of the city and estimate present and future financial needs.
(11) Prepare monthly reports on budget and financial activities.
(12) Prepare monthly reports on administrative activities, as required by the Mayor and City Council.
(13) Combine or consolidate job positions within departments as necessary or prudent to maximize manpower utilization and efficiency.
(14) Recommend and administer policies governing purchasing procedures and inventory control.
(15) Authorize the purchase of services, materials, supplies and equipment, provided that such items are appropriated in the annual operating budget or capital improvements budget.
(16) Authorize shifts in departmental budget line items, provided overall departmental appropriations do not change.
(17) Investigate complaints concerning administrative matters and personnel performance.
(18) Prepare and submit to the Mayor and City Council, at the end of each fiscal year, a complete annual report on the finances and administrative activities of the city.
(19) Provide the Mayor and City Council with the information, guidance and leadership in matters of policy determination.
(20) After informing the Mayor and City Council, delegate to other administrative officers, subject to such Administrator's direction and supervision, the authority to exercise specified duties and responsibilities as may be considered appropriate.
(21) Actively investigate the opportunities and position of the city in relation to federal grants, state-and-county-shared service and money, and prepare the necessary papers, etc., upon approval of the Mayor and City Council.
(C) Supervision.
(1) The City Administrator shall relate to, and communicate with the Mayor and City Council on all problems, situations and conditions that arise concerning any department or activity of the city, which, in the opinion of the Administrator, are significant.
(2) Except for the purpose of inquiry, the Mayor and City Council shall communicate directly with the Administrator on all matters concerning any department or activity of the city.
(3) No member of the Council shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Administrator, except in a case of an emergency.
(D) Removal from office.
(1) The City Administrator may be removed from office by a majority vote of the Mayor and City Council.
(2) Those members voting for the removal shall state their reason for such vote.
(3) The action of the Mayor and City Council in removing the City Administrator shall receive 90 days notice of such removal, or severance pay for 90 days where such removal is effective immediately by majority vote of the Mayor and City Council.
(Ord. 2004-04, passed 3-8-04)