The powers and duties of the City Administrator shall be as follows:
(A) To execute on behalf of the Council its administrative supervision and control of such affairs of the city as may be placed in the City Administrator's charge;
(B) To attend meetings of the Council with the duty of reporting on or discussing any matter concerning the affairs of the departments, services, or activities under the City Administrator's supervision upon which, in his or her judgment, the Council should be informed;
(C) To assist the Council in coordinating the administrative functions and operations of the various departments, divisions, and services of the city government;
(D) To analyze the functions, duties, and activities of the various departments, divisions, and services of the city government and all employees thereof, and to make such recommendations to the Council with reference thereto as in his or her judgment will result in the highest degree of efficiency in the overall operation of the city government;
(E) To cause to be prepared and submitted to the City Administrator by each department, division, or service of the city government itemized annual estimates of expenditures required by any of them for capital outlay, salaries, wages, and miscellaneous operating costs; to tabulate the same into a preliminary consolidated municipal budget; and to submit the same to the Council before June 15 of each year with the City Administrator's recommendations as to such changes which he or she deems advisable;
(F) To be responsible for the administration of the budget after its final adoption and to keep the Council informed with respect thereto;
(G) As executive officer for the Council, to coordinate the expenditures of all departments, divisions, or services of the city government, correlating such activities with the activities of the Director of Finance as the City Purchasing Officer.
(H) To develop and organize necessary public improvement projects and programs, and to aid and assist the Council and the various departments in carrying the same through to successful conclusions;
(I) To serve as public relations officer of the city government;
(J) To cooperate with all community organizations which aims and purposes are to advance the moral and material interests of the city and its people, and to provide them with assistance through the city government;
(K) To make and keep up to date an inventory of all property, real and personal, owned by the city and to recommend to the Council the purchase of new machinery, equipment, and supplies whenever in his or her judgment the same can be obtained at the best advantage, taking into consideration trade-in value of machinery and equipment in use; and
(L) To work and cooperate with the Clerk in his or her office at all times in preparing reports, budgets, and general finances for presentation to the Council.
('61 Code, § 2-2.102) (Ord. 174 N.S., passed - - ; Am. Ord. 547 C.S., passed 4-4-90; Am. Ord. 591 C.S., passed 1-6-93; Am. Ord. 609 C.S., passed 1-5-94)