§6.02   POWERS, DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS.

   (A)   The City Manager shall be the chief executive, administrative, and law enforcement officer of the City. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the administration of all of the City's affairs placed in his or her charge by or under this Charter, the ordinances or resolutions of the City and the laws of Ohio. The City Manager shall have the following powers and duties:

(1)   To appoint and promote all department heads, officers and employees of the City in the Classified and Unclassified Service of the City under the Manager's direction, control and supervision, except as may be otherwise provided in this Charter.

(2)   To remove, suspend or discipline department heads, officers and employees of the City who are in the Classified or Unclassified Service of the City under the Manager's direction, control and supervision, subject to the provisions of this Charter pertaining to Civil Service, except as may be otherwise provided in this Charter.

(3)   To direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices and agencies of the City which are under his or her direction, control and supervision, including the direction, control and supervision of all employees, except as may be otherwise provided in this Charter.

(4)   To attend all Council meetings. The City Manager shall have the right to take part in discussion but may not vote on matters before the Council.

(5)   To see that all laws, provisions of this Charter and ordinances and resolutions of the City, subject to enforcement by the Manager or by officers or employees subject to the Manager's supervision, are faithfully executed.

(6)   To prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the Council.

(7)   To submit to Council and make available to the public a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City as of the end of each fiscal year.

(8)   To make such other reports as the Council may require concerning the operations of Municipal departments, offices, boards, commissions and agencies subject to the Manager's direction and supervision.

(9)   To keep the Council fully advised as to the financial condition and future operating and capital needs of the City and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the City as the Manager deems desirable.

(10)   To require reports and information of subordinate officers and employees of the City as he or she deems necessary in the orderly operation of the City, or when requested to do so by the Council or any board or commission of the City.

(11)   To execute, on behalf of the City, all contracts, agreements, bonds, notes, certificates of indebtedness, and other instruments to which the City is a party. To affix to official documents and instruments of the City the City Manager's seal which shall be the seal of the City, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any document or instrument.

(12)   To perform such other powers, duties and functions as required by this Charter, the ordinances and resolutions of the City and the laws of Ohio, to the extent such laws are not in conflict with and are consistent with this Charter and the City's ordinances and resolutions.
(Ord. 6-8-82; 11-6-84; 11-2-93.)