(a) The office of the city manager shall be under the direction of a city manager who shall be accountable to the city council. The duties of the city manager shall be as follows:
(1) To have the duties as set forth in the Charter;
(2) To approve expenditures, policies, and procedures for the departments coming under control of the city manager;
(3) To sign for the city-approved contracts, agreement, and leases which do not require the signature of the mayor;
(4) To recommend the sale or lease of material, equipment, property, and real estate of the city to the council;
(5) To negotiate contracts and leases as authorized by the council;
(6) To establish a schedule of fees and rates for all types of services performed by departments under his or her control, except for those which the city council authorizes;
(7) To recommend changes to the basic organization plan of departments under the control of the city manager, and to enforce changes approved by the council;
(8) To have the authority to appoint deputies and assistants in accordance with control procedures established for that purpose and administered by the department of human resources; provided, that the appointment of the assistant city manager shall be approved by the council in accordance with the City Charter;
(9) Notwithstanding Section 2.08.040, to have the authority to delegate to the assistant city manager the direct reporting responsibility over any department head under the control of the city manager;
(10) To provide economic resources planning services for the city, as needed; and
(11) To perform such duties as may be required by the Charter or as the council may require.
(Ord. 5494 § 2 (part), 2020: Ord. 4274 § 1 (part), 1995)