The City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the City government. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City and to that end, subject to the personnel provisions of this Charter, they shall have power and shall be required to:
(1) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers and employees of the City except as otherwise provided by this Charter and except as he may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office;
(2) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council, and be responsible for its administration after adoption;
(3) Prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year;
(4) Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to them desirable;
(5) Have such powers and perform such duties as are prescribed by the general laws of this State for a Director of Public Safety and a Director of Public Service, not inconsistent with this Charter.
(6) Sign all contracts and bonds for and on behalf of the Municipal corporation. Within the amounts budgeted for and appropriated by the Council, the City Manager may make purchases and enter into contracts for the Municipality up to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) without necessity of further action of the Council.
(7) Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of them by the Council, not inconsistent with this Charter.
(Amended November 3, 2020)