(A) The Village Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the village and shall be responsible to the Village Council for the efficient administration of all affairs of the village, all departments and over all public property belonging to the village.
(B) The Manager shall have the following functions and duties:
(1) Attend all meetings of the Village Council and committees thereof and take part therein but without a vote;
(2) Be responsible for personnel management and shall issue, subject to Council approval, personnel rules applicable to all village employees. The Manager shall have the following responsibilities:
(a) To appoint, suspend or remove all appointed administrative officers and department heads, subject to Council approval. The Manager shall recommend to the Council the salary of wages to be paid each official; and
(b) To appoint, suspend or remove all other employees of the village. All the action shall be based on merit and taken pursuant to personnel rules approved by the Council. The Manager shall fix the salaries or wages of all employees.
(3) Exercise administrative control over all departments including the Police Department and the Department of Public Works. The Chief of Police and the head of the Department of Public Works shall be subject to the direction of the Manager;
(4) Exercise administrative responsibility over the accounting, budgeting, personnel, purchasing and related management functions of the Village Clerk and Village Treasurer;
(5) Shall be required to attend all meetings of village boards and commissions, including the Village Planning Commission with the right to take part therein but without a vote;
(6) Prepare and administer the budget as provided for in the Uniform Budgeting and Accounting Act, Public Act 2 of 1968, being M.C.L.A. §§ 141.421 through 144.440a, as amended;
(7) Be the Purchasing Agent of the village;
(8) Prepare and maintain an administrative code defining the duties and functions of the several officers and departments of the village, subject to approval by the Council;
(9) Investigate all complaints concerning the administrative of the village, and shall have authority at all times to inspect the books, records and papers of any agent, employee or officer of the village;
(10) Make recommendations to the Council for the adoption of the measures as may be deemed necessary or expedient for the improvement or betterment of the village; and
(11) Perform other duties required from time to time by the Village Council.
(Ord. 35, passed 7-17-1989)