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All administrative powers, duties, and functions of the village shall be vested in the Village Manager, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. He shall be elected by the Council on the basis of training and ability in work which would qualify him for the position of Village Manager, and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council. He need not be a resident of the village at the time of his appointment but shall, unless excused by the Council, become a resident of the village within ninety
(90) days after his appointment and so remain throughout his tenure of office. The Village Manager may, with the approval of the Council, designate an administrative officer or employee of the village to perform the duties of the Village Manager during his temporary absence or incapacity. The Council shall designate a qualified person to perform the duties of Village Manager during a vacancy in the office. No person acting as Village Manager in a temporary capacity, whether during the absence or disability of the Village Manager or during a vacancy in that office, shall make any change in the administrative officers of the village without the consent of the Council. No person who holds or has held an elective village office shall be eligible for appointment as Village Manager, nor shall any such person perform the duties of the Village Manager during a vacancy in that office, until one (1) year has elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
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The Village Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the village government. He shall carry out the policies formulated by the Council. He is charged with the responsibility of supervision and management of all of the services of the village and with responsibility for the enforcement of the ordinances of the village, this Charter, and applicable laws of the State. He shall make the reports to the Council required by this Charter, and such others as may be required of him by ordnance or by resolution of the Council, and, in addition thereto, any which he may deem advisable. He shall prepare the budget of the village for consideration by the Council, as in the Charter provided, and upon the adoption thereof by the Council, he shall administer the budget so adopted and keep the Council at all times informed as to the financial affairs of the village. He shall have the right to take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Council, but shall have no vote. In addition to the duties prescribed by this Charter, he shall perform such other duties as may be required of him by ordinance or by resolution of the Council.
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In addition to the Village Manager, and subordinate to him in the performance of the duties of their several offices, except the Clerk and Village Attorney insofar as their duties as clerk of and attorney for the Council are concerned, the administrative officers of the village shall be the Clerk, the Treasurer, the Assessor, the Village Attorney, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, the Health Officer, and other officers included in the administrative plan approved by the Council. The Council may, by resolution, combine any administrative offices in any manner which is not inconsistent with the provisions of State Law. No combination of administrative offices one with another shall abolish the office of Village Manager or diminish any of the duties or responsibilities of that office as set forth in this Charter.
(Adopted 3-13-67)
All administrative officers of the village, except the Village Manager, the Clerk, and the Village Attorney, shall be appointed by the Council upon the recommendation of the Village Manager and shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Council, who shall set their salaries in accordance with budget appropriations and upon recommendations of the Village Manager.
The Village Manager, Clerk, and Village Attorney shall hold office by virtue of election by the Council, which body shall also set their salaries. They shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council.
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The Village Council shall appoint such other officers, as may be required by ordinance or resolution of the Council. Every election or appointment of an administrative office shall be for an indefinite term and shall be at the pleasure of the Council.
(Adopted 3-13-67)
All administrative officers of the village shall perform such duties as are provided for such officers by state law, this Charter, the village ordinances, and the administrative directives of the Village Manager. Unless the Council shall otherwise provide by ordinances, specifying another officer of the village, the Clerk shall be the chief accountant and auditor of the village and he, or such other officer as shall be so designated by the Council, shall, subject to the direction of the Village Manager, maintain a system of accounts which conform to such uniform system as may be required by state law. In the exercise of such duties, each village officer shall exercise and possess all of the powers, privileges, and immunities granted to village and township officers exercising the same duties for villages and townships generally under the general laws of the state.
(Adopted 3-13-67)
The Council may provide by ordinance for a merit system of personal management for employees, and may provide for the pensioning of its appointive officers and employees and for any recognized standard plan of group life, hospital, health, or accident insurance.
(Adopted 3-13-67)