(A) The municipal administration services include the services within the executive (mayor), legislative (city council), legal (city attorney) and fiscal (clerk/controller) branches of municipal government, as well as the Board of Public Works, which assists in managing the capital intensive infrastructure systems of the municipality. These administrative services cover a broad range of topics related to the operation of municipal service functions of the municipality under the local, state and federal statutory and regulatory structure, with the most singularly important function being that of managing and overseeing the operation of municipal services within the municipality.
(B) In essence, the functions and services of all other municipal departments are managed by the municipal administration, and are therefore treated as “overhead” to the other departments for which specific municipal services are more easily defined. It should also be noted that these municipal departments and agencies often handle complaints from, and otherwise interact with, individuals and entities which are not within the corporate limits of the municipality. As such, the services of the municipal administration cannot be easily confined solely to the owners of property within the corporate limits of the municipality. At the same time, the municipal administration has no authority outside of the corporate limits of the municipality. Municipal administrative services are primarily funded through property taxes and other local revenues, however, the administration also seeks special funding of various types from time to time.
(Ord. 24-2002, passed 8-5-02)