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* Cross References: Officers and salaries generally, ch. V; work day, minimum wage, citizenship requirements for employees, ch. XV, § 5; officers and employees generally, ch. XVIII; civil service, ch. XXII; political activities by employees prohibited, ch. XXV, § 8; purchasing agent, ch. XXVII; director of finance, ch. XXIX; director of parks and recreation, ch. XXXI.
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Subject to the control of the mayor and council, the manager shall have the general supervision and direction of the administrative operation of the city government; he shall supervise and direct the official conduct of all appointive city officers except the auditor,* attorney, treasurer,† health officer,† clerk and magistrate; he shall supervise the performance of all contracts made by any person for work done for the city, and in that behalfrepresent the city except as it may be otherwise provided in this Charter; he shall appoint, employ and discharge, from time to time, as occasion requires, all officers, deputies and employees of the city, who elsewhere in this Charter he is authorized to appoint, employ and discharge; he shall appoint all officers of the city, the appointment or election of whom is not otherwise provided for in this Charter, and may remove them when the interests of the city require; he shall make a written report to the mayor and council, at their first meeting in each month, of the state of the condition and business affairs of the city, with his recommendations in regard thereto; and he shall, whenever required by the mayor and council, make a written or verbal report, as may be indicated by the mayor and council, in detail of any particular matter relating to the affairs of the city within his supervision; he may require written monthly reports, or may require them oftener, from each of the appointed officers of the city, of the business and conditions of such office, and shall submit the same to the mayor and council upon their request therefor. The manager may direct reports other than the monthly reports herein provided for to be made verbally. All written reports shall be safely kept by the proper officers, as a part of the records of the city, and be open to the inspection of the electors of the city during office hours.
It shall be his duty, as well as that of the mayor, to see that all of the ordinances of the city are enforced.
(Ord. No. 1287, eff. 9-4-52)
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† Editors Note: The office of auditor was abolished by repeal of § 2 of this chapter, and his functions are now performed by the director of finance under ch. XXIX hereof. The office of treasurer was abolished by repeal of § 3 of this chapter, and his functions are now performed by the director of finance under ch. XXIX hereof. Chapter XI, § 1, providing for a health officer has been repealed.
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of city manager, ch. V, § 3; budgetary duties of city manager, ch. XIII, §§ 3, 4; duty of manager to keep franchise record, ch. XVII, § 13; duty of manager to issue temporary permits for franchise holders to use streets and public places, ch. XVII, § 14.
Editors Note: Chapter X, § 2, of this Charter, which was repealed by Ord. No. 2080, dealt with the auditor and ex officio city assessor. These provisions were repealed because rendered obsolete by the adoption of amendments to ch. XXIX, relating to the department of finance and director of finance.
Editors Note: Prior to repeal of ch. X, § 3, by Ord. No. 2080, the section dealt with the duties and powers of the city treasurer and ex officio tax collector. Said provisions were rendered obsolete by amendments to ch. XXIX, relating to the department of finance and director of finance.
The attorney shall have been duly admitted to the practice of his profession in the Supreme Court of the State of Arizona, and shall have been actually engaged in the practice of his profession for a period of at least five (5) years. He shall prosecute, in behalf of the city, all criminal cases arising from violations of the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances of the city. He shall attend to all suits and proceedings in which the city may be legally interested; provided, however, that the mayor and council shall have control of all litigation of the city, and may employ other attorneys to take charge of or assist in any litigation. He shall be in attendance at meetings of the mayor and council when required by the mayor and council, and shall give his advice or opinion in writing, whenever requested so to do by the mayor and council, or any officer of the city. He shall approve the form of all bonds given to, and all contracts made by, the city, endorsing his approval thereon in writing. He shall, whenever required by the mayor and council, or any member thereof, draft any and all proposed ordinances for the city, and amendments thereto, and shall advise and consult with the mayor and council whenever requested, and shall do and perform all such things touching his office as the mayor and council may from time to time require. On vacating the office, he shall surrender all books, papers, files and documents pertaining to the city business to his successor. He shall perform such other and further duties as may be at any time required of him by ordinance or by the laws of the state.
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of city magistrates, ch. V, § 4.1.
The engineer shall have not less than five (5) years' practical experience as a civil engineer. He shall perform all the engineering and surveying required in the carrying on of public works and improvements done under the authority of the mayor and council. All maps, plats, profiles, filed notes, estimates and other memoranda of surveys and other professional work made or done for or under his direction or control during his term of office shall be and continue to be the property of the city. He shall be custodian of and responsible for all maps, plats, profiles, field notes and other records and memoranda belonging to the city, pertaining to his office and the work thereof, all of which he shall keep in proper order and condition, with full and complete indexes thereto. He shall have the decision, subject, however, to any ordinances that the mayor and council may enact, as to the proper locality and height of telegraph, telephone, electric light and other poles, as well as. the proper alignment and height above the ground of telegraph, telephone, electric light and other wires, the depth below the surface and alignment of all water, gas, sewer and other pipes and conduits, the grade and proper alignment of all streets and street railway tracks. He shall perform such other and further duties as are or may be required of him by this Charter, by ordinance, or the laws of the state.
Cross References: Appointment, term and removal of city engineer, ch. V, § 6.
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