(A) There is hereby established the office of City Administrator, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The City Administrator shall serve as administrative agent for the Mayor and the City Council in the supervision of the offices and good government of the city. All departments of the city, except the Police Department, shall be under the administrative supervision and direction of the City Administrator, and the Mayor and City Council shall deal with all departments of the city and employees through the City Administrator. Such office shall be filled by appointment of the Mayor by and with the consent of the City Council, and the person filling such office shall serve at the Mayor’s pleasure.
(B) In the performance of the City Administrator’s role as chief administrative officer of the city, he or she shall have the following duties and powers:
(1) Maintain all city, general, utility, payroll, revenue sharing and bond retirement financial records and reports;
(2) Supervise payroll, maintain permanent payroll records, collect payroll deductions and remit the same according to law;
(3) Administer city comprehensive, business, employee health, dental, self-insurance, workers’ compensation, unemployment and other insurance programs and employee retirement programs;
(4) Serve as city personnel director;
(5) Assist and supervise all city department heads in general operation of their departments but not to include the making of operational decisions made by said department heads. In pursuance of this provision, the City Administrator shall meet periodically with department heads;
(6) Supervise personnel evaluation programs;
(7) Prepare and submit to the Mayor annual evaluations of all city personnel under his or her supervision;
(8) Supervise city office personnel;
(9) Coordinate employment application procedures and interviews;
(10) Generally supervise the Zoning Administrator/Building Inspector and assistants;
(11) Serve as city purchasing agent for all departments;
(12) Assume general responsibility in conjunction with department heads for maintenance of perpetual inventories for each department;
(13) Assume general responsibility for accident, injury and damage reports and supervision over periodic department safety meetings;
(14) Attend City Council, board, commission or committee meetings when indicated; and
(15) Assume general responsibility for budget preparation and periodic budget reports to Mayor and City Council.
(Prior Code, § 1-203) (Ord. 756, passed 8-10-2021)