The City Manager shall be the chief administrative and law enforcement officer of the Municipality and shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of the affairs of the Municipality within the scope of the office’s powers, duties and responsibilities. The City Manager shall manage all departments and divisions of the Municipal government and shall have the power and be required to:
(a) Appoint all officers and employees of the Municipality except those whose appointment is otherwise expressly provided for in this Charter, but subject to approval of Council when required by this Charter;
(b) Remove, suspend or otherwise discipline any officer or employee of the Municipality not appointed by Council, subject to compliance with the ordinances passed pursuant to Article VI (Merit System) of this Charter;
(c) Institute proceedings for the removal, suspension or other discipline of officers and employees where ordinances passed pursuant to Article VI (Merit System) of this Charter are applicable;
(d) Attend all Council meetings with the right to participate in discussions and bring matters to the attention of Council, but without the right to vote;
(e) Recommend legislation for passage by Council or recommend the repeal of existing legislation;
(f) Prepare and submit to Council such reports as are requested by it and such other reports as deemed advisable;
(g) Each year prepare and submit to the Council the proposed annual budget for the next succeeding fiscal year and a five-year forecast of the revenues and expenditures of the Municipality; submit at the end of each fiscal year a report on the finances of the Municipality for that year; and advise Council of the financial condition of the City and its future needs;
(h) Execute on behalf of the Municipality all contracts, agreements, conveyances, evidences of indebtedness and other instruments to which the Municipality is a party;
(i) Determine that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the Municipality or its inhabitants in any franchise, contract or agreement to which the Municipality is a party are faithfully kept and performed;
(j) Affix to all official documents and instruments of the Municipality the City Manager's seal which shall be the seal of the Municipality, but the absence of the seal shall not affect the validity of any such document or instrument;
(k) Act as purchasing agent for the Municipality;
(l) Perform such duties as are conferred or required by this Charter, by any ordinance or resolution of the Council, or by the laws of the State of Ohio.
(Amended November 2, 2010)