The powers and duties of the Administrator shall be;
(A) To devote all of his or her working time and attention to the affairs of the city, and be responsible to the City Council for the efficient administration of its affairs.
(B) To see that all laws and ordinances are enforced.
(C) With the advice of the City Council, to appoint and remove all heads of departments. He or she shall have the power to appoint or remove all subordinate employees. The Administrator shall have the right, power and authority to suspend a department head of the city with or without pay until the next regular session of the City Council, or until an emergency sessions called for the express purpose of reviewing the action taken by the Administrator. Should the City Council determine that such suspension is not justified, reinstatement of back pay shall be made if the suspension has been made without pay.
(D) To exercise supervision and control over all departments created by the City Council or that may hereafter be created by the City Council.
(E) To attend all meetings of the City Council with the right to take part in the discussion, but having no vote; and he or she shall be notified of all special meetings of the City Council.
(F) To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the city or its inhabitants in any public utility franchise are faithfully kept and performed and upon knowledge of any violation thereof to call the same to the attention of the City Council.
(G) To act as budget officer and as such to prepare and submit to the City Council, prior to the beginning of each fiscal year, a budget of proposed expenditures for the ensuing year, showing in as much detail as practicable the estimated amounts required by months for the efficient operation of each department of the city government and the reasons for such estimated expenditures.
(H) The Administrator, in addition to the foregoing paragraph, shall make and file a budget as required by law.
(I) To make a full written report to the City Council as soon after the close of each quarter's accounts as possible, showing the operation and expenditures of each department for the preceding quarter, and a comparison of such monthly expenditures, by departments, with the quarterly allowances made for such departments in the annual budget, and to keep the City Council fully advised at all times as to the financial condition and needs of the city.
(J) To act as purchasing agent for the city and to purchase all merchandise, material, and supplies needed by the city and may establish, if needed, a suitable storehouse where such supplies shall be kept and from which same shall be issued as needed; and to adopt such rules and regulations governing requisitions and transactions of business between himself or herself as such purchasing agent and the heads of the departments, officers and employees of the city as the City Council may approve.
(1) The Administrator shall have purchasing power up to and including the sum of $3,000 per month for the purchase of fuel used in the city-owned vehicles. Except for the above fuel purchases, the Administrator's purchasing power without prior approval of the City Council shall be up to and including the sum of $2,000.
(2) In case of accident or other circumstances creating an emergency, the Administrator may, with the consent of the City Council, award contracts and make purchases for the purpose of repairing damages caused by such accident or avoiding such public emergency; but immediately afterwards, he or she shall file with the Mayor a certificate with an itemized account of all expenditures.
(K) The Administrator shall have the power to give merit raises in pay to city employees. The Administrator may increase salaries or decrease salaries under this merit system based upon work habits, skills, attitudes, accomplishments, job skills.
(L) To recommend to the City Council, in writing, from time to time, for adoption of such measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient.
(M) To do and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
(Ord. 813, passed 4-14-98)