(A) The City Administrator shall be under the control and direction of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, to whom he or she shall report and be responsible.
(B) The City Administrator is authorized to perform all of the duties prescribed by Tenn. Code Ann. § 6-4-101, as the same may from time to time be amended, including specifically the following.
(1) The City Administrator shall be required to perform the following duties:
(a) Administer the business of the municipality;
(b) Make recommendations to the Board for improving the quality and quantity of public services to be rendered by the officers and employees to the inhabitants of the municipality;
(c) Keep the Board fully advised as to the conditions and needs of the municipality;
(d) Report to the Board the condition of all property, real and personal, owned by the municipality and recommend repairs or replacements as needed;
(e) Recommend to the board and suggest the priority of programs or projects involving public works or public improvements that should be undertaken by the municipality;
(f) Recommend specific personnel positions, as may be required for the needs and operations of the municipality and may propose personnel policies and procedures for approval of the Board; and
(g) Perform such other duties as may from time to time be designated or required by the Board.
(2) The City Administrator shall oversee, manage and supervise the duties of all employees of the city, including department heads, the Chief of Police, the City Recorder, the Building Inspector, the Superintendent of Public Works and the Superintendent of the sewer disposal system. All of these individuals shall perform any lawful orders of or directions from the City Administrator. All employees shall be under the control and supervision of the City Administrator who may prescribe their duties and responsibilities and the hours in which they discharge their duties. The Board of Mayor and Aldermen may modify or revoke any such orders or directives.
(3) Pursuant to the City Charter § 63-106(b)(2) and by this subsection (B)(3), the Board of Mayor and Aldermen has designated the City Administrator as having responsibility to employ, promote, discipline, suspend and discharge all employees and department heads. Nothing in the city’s Personnel Policy, Charter or city code shall be construed as granting a property interest to employees or department heads in their continued employment.
(4) (a) The City Administrator may suspend any employee of the city, including department heads, for dereliction of duty or failure to perform duties prescribed by him or her, the Mayor or the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
(b) Any such suspension shall be reported to the next meeting of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen, which shall act on this suspension.
(c) Any suspension can be with or without pay in the discretion of the City Administrator, which decision may be reversed or modified by subsequent action of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
(5) The City Administrator may act as purchasing agent for the municipality in the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment for the proper conduct of the municipality’s business; provided that, all purchases shall be made in accordance with the laws of the state and the policies, practices and procedures established by the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
(6) The City Administrator shall prepare and submit the initial proposed annual budget and capital programs to the Board of Mayor and Aldermen.
(2011 Code, § 1-402) (Ord. 11-22, passed 1-17-2012)