A. The city council and its members shall deal with the administrative services of the city only through the city administrator, except for purpose of inquiry, and neither the city council, nor any member thereof, shall give orders to any officer or employee of the city under the supervision of the city administrator. The city administrator shall take his orders and instructions only from the city council as a body, and no individual members of the council shall give any orders or instructions to the city administrator. Any subordinate officer or employee receiving orders or instructions contrary to this section shall report the same in writing immediately thereafter to the city administrator and the city administrator shall promptly forward a copy or summary of such report to each member of the city council. He shall likewise promptly advise each member of the city council of any orders or instructions received by him contrary to this section.
B. It is not intended by this section to restrict unduly the privilege of a member of the city council of requesting of the city administrator, but not of any other officer or employee under his supervision, to prepare a report dealing with city business or municipal affairs, if such report can be compiled without undue dislocation of city activities and within the expenditure of considerable quantities of time by city personnel.
(Ord. 429 § 1 (part) , 1983) .