(A) The City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the city. He or she may head one or more departments and shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the city.
(B) To that end, he or she shall have power and shall be required to:
(1) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, suspend or remove all officers and employees of the city, except as otherwise provided by the city ordinances or law, and except as he or she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint, suspend or remove subordinates in such department or office;
(2) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council together with a message describing the important features and be responsible for its administration after adoption;
(3) Prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year;
(4) Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the city, and make such recommendations as he or she may deem desirable;
(5) Recommend to the governing body a standard schedule of pay for each appointive office and position in the city service, including minimum, intermediate and maximum rates;
(6) Recommend to the governing body, from time to time, adoption of such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare of the community or for the improvement of the administrative services;
(7) Consolidate or combine offices, positions, departments or units under his or her jurisdiction, with the approval of the City Council. The City Manager may be the head of one or more departments;
(8) Attend all meetings of the City Council unless excused therefrom, and take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Council. He or she shall be entitled to notice of all regular and special meetings of the Council;
(9) Supervise the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment for which funds are provided in the budget; let contracts necessary for operation or maintenance of city services for amounts up to and including $15,000; receive sealed bids for purchases or contracts in excess of $15,000 and present them to the Council for approval, and advise the Council on the advantages or disadvantages of contract and bid proposals. No purchase shall be made, contract let or obligation incurred for any item or service which exceeds the current budget appropriation without a supplemental appropriation by the Council. No contract in excess of $15,000 and no contract for new construction shall be let, except by the City Council. The Manager may issue such rules governing purchasing procedures within the administrative organization as the Council shall approve;
(10) See that all laws and ordinances are duly enforced;
(11) Investigate the affairs of the city or any department or division thereof. Investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the government of the city, and in regard to service maintained by the public utilities of the city, and see that all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the city are faithfully observed;
(12) Devote his or her entire time to the discharge of his or her official duties; and
(13) Perform such other duties as may be required by the Council, not inconsistent with the city ordinances or law.
(2000 Code, § 31.33) (Ord. 959, passed 8-8-1978; Ord. 2578-1, passed 3-12-2002; Ord. 3280, passed 8-8-2022)