(A) There is hereby created the office of City Manager, who shall be the administrative officer of the city. The City Manager shall hold office for an indefinite term and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, and shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of the city. The City Manager may be removed from office at any time with or without cause by majority vote of the entire Council. The City Manager shall be chosen without regard to political considerations and solely on the basis of ability, as determined by the Council.
(B) The City Manager shall be required to give a fidelity bond in an amount fixed by the City Council conditioned upon the faithful performance of his or her duties. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the city.
(C) The City Manager shall have general supervision of administrative affairs of the city and the work of all city departments, and general supervision of all nonelective officers and employees of the city, except the offices of Municipal Judge and City Attorney. The Council may, by motion, resolution, or ordinance, provide rules under which the City Manager shall conduct his or her office and the affairs of the various departments of the city.
(D) The duties of the City Manager shall be as follows:
(1) To recommend to the Council ordinances and policies designed to maintain or improve the efficiency of city government;
(2) To perform any other duties as prescribed by City Charter or ordinance, or as the Council may require;
(3) To submit to the Mayor and Council a list of interested citizens to fill any position appointed by the Mayor or elected by the Council;
(4) To prepare the annual budget for consideration by the Council and Budget Committee;
(5) To act as administrative head of all departments of the city government, and oversee the operations of the departments, and keep Council apprised as to the functioning of the departments;
(6) To act as manager with authority to recruit, hire, discipline, and terminate the employees under the City Manager’s supervision following existing or subsequently issued guidelines, policies, and handbooks, as adopted by the Council by resolution or ordinance, to establish and revise duties and job descriptions and to set salaries and grant merit increases and promotions within the constraints of the approved budget. Authority to grant across-the-board cost of living increases shall remain with the Budget Committee and the Council;
(7) To prepare agendas;
(8) To act as business agent of the City Council in connection with city business;
(9) To act, within the adopted budget by line item as approved by the City Council, as purchasing agent for all departments of the city;
(10) To coordinate the enforcement of all city ordinances relating to enforcement of city ordinances under the advice of the Council;
(11) To ensure that provisions of all franchises, agreements, contracts, leases, permits, or other agreements, and privileges granted by, or entered into, by the city are enforced and observed;
(12) To maintain general supervision over all city property and its use by the public or city employees;
(13) To advise the Council as to the needs of the city and to prepare and furnish all reports requested by the Council;
(14) Keep accurate personnel records/files;
(15) To perform and/or assist with general reception duties; and
(16) To perform any other duties as may be prescribed by the City Council.
(E) The City Manager shall attend all Council meetings, and shall normally participate in all discussions coming before the Council, but shall have no vote.
(F) The Council may enter into a contract with the City Manager stating terms and conditions of employment.
(G) The salary of the City Manager shall be determined by action of the Council.
(H) The performance of the City Manager shall be evaluated by the City Council annually or as recommended by the Council. The Mayor shall, on behalf of the Council, coordinate the obtaining of written and oral information to assist the Council in the evaluation.
(I) The City Manager may request that the Council appoint an ad hoc Personnel Committee to assist with personnel issues. The function of the Personnel Committee shall be an advisory one.
(Prior Code, § 31.01) (Ord. 94-459, passed 11-15-1994; Ord. 478, passed 1-31-2000; Ord. 482, passed 5-22-2000; Ord. 540-2014, passed 11-13-2014)