(a) The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city and shall be responsible to the governing body for administration of the city’s affairs placed in his or her charge by this code of ordinances.
(b) The City Manager shall:
(1) Provide assistance and advice to the governing body as needed;
(2) After appropriate consultation with the governing body, prepare and submit a recommended annual budget to the governing body for final adoption;
(3) Be responsible for administration of the city’s budget after the governing body adopts it;
(4) Make recommendations to the governing body on all matters concerning the welfare of the city;
(5) Ensure that all ordinances, resolutions, codes, regulations, rules, policies, directions and acts of the governing body are faithfully enforced, administered and executed;
(6) Appoint, promote, transfer, assign, demote, discipline, lay off, suspend, discharge or remove appointed officers and employees of the city. The City Manager may authorize any appointive officer who is subject to his or her direction and supervision to exercise these powers with respect to subordinates of that officer;
(7) Direct and supervise the administration of all offices and all appointive officers and employees of the city;
(8) Attend all governing body meetings, unless excused by the governing body, and have the right to take part in discussions, but the City Manager shall not have the right to vote;
(9) Assist the governing body in the preparation of meeting agendas, ordinances, resolutions, rules, regulations or policies, as well as other such matters as may be requested by the governing body;
(10) Submit to the governing body, and make available to the public, periodic and annual reports on the financial and administrative affairs of the city;
(11) Keep the governing body advised on the financial conditions and needs of the city;
(12) Annually prepare and submit to the governing body recommendations for a capital development and financing program for the city;
(13) Make such other reports as the governing body may require concerning the operations of the city; and
(14) Have such other powers and duties consistent with this code of ordinances as the governing body may prescribe.
(2010 Code, § 1-304) (Charter Ord. 23, passed - -)