(A) The Village Manager shall be chief administrative officer of the village and shall be responsible to the Village Council for the efficient administration of all affairs of the village and shall exercise management supervision over all departments, except the Fire Department, and over all public property belonging to the village.
(B) The Manager shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) Attend all meetings of the Village Council and committees thereof and take part therein, but without a vote;
(2) Be responsible for personnel management and shall issue, subject to Council approval, personnel rules applicable to all village employees. The Manager shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) To appoint, suspend, or remove all appointed administrative officers and department heads, except Fire Department, subject to Council approval. The Manager shall recommend to the Council the salary or wages to be paid each official; and
(b) To appoint, suspend, or remove all other employees of the village. All these actions shall be based on merit and taken pursuant to personnel rules approved by the Council. The Manager shall fix the salaries or wages of all the employees.
(3) Exercise supervisory control over all departments, including the Police Department and the Department of Public Works. The Chief of Police and Street Commissioner shall be subject to the direction of the Manager;
(4) Exercise supervisory responsibility over the accounting, budgeting, personnel, purchasing, and related management functions of the Village Clerk and Village Treasurer;
(5) Shall be authorized to attend all meetings of village boards and commissions, including the Planning Commission, with the right to take part therein, but without a vote;
(6) Prepare and administer the budget as provided for in the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, M.C.L.A. §§ 141.421 through 141.440(a), as amended;
(7) Be the purchasing agent of the village;
(8) Prepare and maintain an administrative code defining the duties and functions of the several officers and department of the village, subject to approval by the Council;
(9) Investigate all complaints concerning the administration of the village, and shall have authority at all times to inspect the books, records, and papers of any agent, employee, or officer of the village;
(10) Make recommendations to the Council for the adoption of any measures as may be deemed necessary or expedient for the improvement or betterment of the village; and
(11) Perform other duties required from time to time by the Village Council.
(Prior Code, § 160.05)