A. Qualifications. The City Manager shall be chosen by Council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his or her office as hereinafter set forth.
B. Powers and Duties. The City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the municipal government. He or she shall be responsible to Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the Municipality, and to that end, subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter, he or she 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 Municipality except those officers appointed by Council (and their employees) and except as he or she 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 Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the Municipality for the preceding year; (4) keep Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the Municipality and make such recommendations as may seem to him or her desirable; (5) perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of him or her by Council, not inconsistent with this Charter; (6) attend all meetings of Council except as excused by Council.
The City Manager shall not serve as a member of any board or commission of the Municipality except in an advisory capacity. He or she may attend any or all meetings of such boards and commissions and may enter into the discussions of those boards and commissions but may not vote.
(Amended November 8, 1994)
(Amended November 8, 1994)
C. Salary, Oath, Bond, Seal. The City Manager shall receive such salary as fixed by the Council. Such part of the salary of the City Manager as the Council deems proper shall be paid from the income of any publicly owned utility operated by the Municipality. Before entering upon the duties of the City Manager, he or she shall take the oath required and shall execute bond in favor of the Municipal Corporation for the faithful performance of his or her duties, such bond to be fixed and paid by the Municipality. The City Manager shall be furnished with the corporate seal of the Municipal Corporation.