(A) There is hereby established the office of City Administrator. The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and City Council. He or she shall be liable in his or her official bond as may be fixed from time to time by resolution of the Council for the faithful performance of his or her duties. He or she shall receive such salary, payable in equal biweekly installments out of the General Fund, as may be fixed by resolution of the City Council. He or she shall be appointed by the Mayor with concurrence of a majority of members elected to the Council. He or she may be removed by the Mayor with the same concurring Council majority, or he or she may be removed by a three-fourths majority of the members elected to the Council without the Mayor’s concurrence.
(B) The duties of the City Administrator shall be as are provided in this code. He or she may be ex officio Municipal Clerk and Utilities Bookkeeper and Collector. He or she shall be the senior appointed official of the city and his or her general responsibilities shall include planning, organizing and controlling all activities in all departments of the city and the city’s utility system on behalf and under the general supervision of the Mayor and Council. He or she shall provide administrative support to the Mayor and Council and administrative supervision to all departments of the city. He or she shall coordinate and supervise all city interdepartmental activities. Although he or she may delegate duties therein to supporting staff, the City Administrator is specifically responsible to the Mayor and Council for the following activities.
(1) He or she shall assure proper implementation of the ordinances, resolutions and actions passed and approved by the Mayor and Council.
(2) He or she shall assure proper implementation, administration and interpretation of the city’s personnel plan as established by the Mayor and Council.
(3) He or she shall review the employee evaluations of performance as submitted by department supervisors and attach his or her concurring or dissenting endorsement.
(4) He or she shall prepare evaluations of performance for the various department supervisors for review and endorsement by the Mayor and Council.
(5) He or she shall assure that proper procedures are followed in the recruitment, hiring, assignment, promotion, disciplining and discharging of the city and utility system personnel.
(6) He or she shall assure proper management of personnel records.
(7) He or she shall assure proper administration of purchasing policies as established by the Mayor and Council.
(8) He or she shall assure proper preparation of specifications and bid solicitations for the purchase of special equipment by the city and utility system.
(9) He or she shall authorize and execute the city’s purchase orders as the municipal purchasing agent.
(10) He or she shall assure proper accounting for the receiving of goods ordered, invoices received and payment thereof.
(11) He or she shall assure proper management of purchasing records.
(12) He or she shall authorize and approve all news releases, advertisements and promotional campaigns on behalf and with the concurrence of the Mayor and Council.
(13) He or she shall coordinate staff activities with other municipal, county, state or federal offices, departments and agencies in multi-governmental cooperative efforts or for legal or regulatory compliance.
(14) He or she shall, to the extent possible, assure that staff cooperation and assistance is provided to individuals and organizations in the community in the promotion and perpetuation of an acceptable standard of living in the community.
(15) He or she shall assure the proper staff processing of all complaints.
(16) He or she shall act as administrative liaison and provide administrative support in the foregoing areas as requested by:
(a) The city’s Airport Authority;
(b) The city’s Housing Authority;
(c) The city’s Public Library;
(d) The city’s Planning Commission; and
(e) The Board of Adjustment.
(17) He or she shall perform such special duties as may be assigned to him or her from time to time by the Mayor and Council.
(2005 Code, § 1-309)