The City Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the Council. He or she may be removed at the pleasure of the Mayor with the consent of the Council. The Administrator shall be under the supervision and direction of the Mayor at all times. He or she shall be an ex officio member of all boards and committees for liaison purposes. He or she shall make and keep current an inventory of all real property and all major items of equipment owned by the city. The supervision shall not extend to unilateral action on construction or purchase of equipment. He or she shall serve as public relations officer of the city and shall endeavor to adjust all complaints filed against any employee, department, division or service and shall cooperate with community organizations whose aim and purpose is to advance the best interests of the city. He or she shall attend all meetings of the Council and shall have the duty of reporting any matter concerning city affairs under his or her supervision. He or she shall analyze the functions, duties and activities of the various departments, divisions and services of the city and of all employees thereof and to make his or her recommendations to the Mayor. He or she shall thereafter carry out the Mayor’s recommendations in coordinating the administrative functions and operations of the various departments. He or she shall procure facts and submit suggested long range improvements to the governing body. He or she shall maintain the records and prepare the reports as may be required to perform the duties of his or her office. Information and reports deemed necessary by the Administrator shall be prepared by the department heads under his or her supervision. The Administrator shall act as the agent of the Mayor in the discharge of his or her duties of the superintending and control of all of the officers and affairs of the city. He or she shall have no independent power to exercise any policy-making or legislative functions whatsoever, or to commit or bind the governing body to any plan, action or program requiring official action by the governing body. The salary of the Administrator shall be fixed by ordinance of the Council.
(Prior Code, § 2-137)
Statutory reference:
City administrator, see Neb. RS 16-308