(A) Creation of the office. The office of City Manager is hereby created.
(B) Appointment of City Manger.
(1) The City Manager shall be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council for an indefinite term. The City Manager shall be chosen by the Council on the basis of the candidate’s executive and administrative qualifications and knowledge of the duties of the office as set forth in this section.
(2) No member of the City Council is eligible to become the City Manager during the term for which he or she shall have been elected.
(3) A candidate for the position of City Manager need not be a resident of the city or of the state at the time of his or her selection for the position. However, if a candidate accepts the position of City Manager, he or she must reside in the city throughout his or her tenure.
(4) The City Manager is an “at will” employee and serves at the pleasure of the City Council unless otherwise established through an employment contract or by Council.
(C) Removal of City Manager. The City Manager may be removed by the Council without liability at any time, for any reason not unlawful whatsoever or for no reason by a majority vote of its members.
(D) Duties and authority of City Manager. The City Manager shall be the executive officer and head of the administrative branch of the city. The City Manager is responsible to the City Council for proper administration of all affairs of the city. The City Manager has the following powers and duties:
(1) General administrative supervision and control of the business and employment affairs of the city, including supervision of the other appointive officers and all employees. The City Manager shall have full authority to employ, terminate, suspend and utilize any and all available employment-related action affecting all employees. In the cases of termination or suspension of all employees, except temporary, the City Council shall retain authority to ratify or reject actions by the City Manager through the appeal process hereby directed to be included in the Human Resource Department rules and regulations;
(2) Attend meetings of the City Council. The City Manager, exercising discretion, may report to the City Council on the affairs of the various departments, boards, services or activities under their supervision. The City Manager also has the discretion to delegate to the heads of the various departments the obligation to report to the City Council on the affairs of that department;
(3) Institute proceedings to suspend or discharge any appointive officer. The decision to suspend or remove any appointive officer must be approved by a majority vote of the City Council;
(4) Suspend or discharge any classified employee(s), subject to the provisions of the personnel regulations;
(5) Coordinate the administrative functions and operations of the various departments, boards, divisions and services of the city government, including:
(a) Ensuring compliance with the policies, rules, regulations and ordinances adopted by the city and the various departments, boards or divisions of the city; and
(b) Reviewing, recommending changes to, and approving any policies and procedures proposed for adoption by any department, board or division of the city.
(6) The City Manager shall require each department, board, division or service to submit estimates of the annual expenditures required for salaries, wages, capital outlays and miscellaneous operating costs. The estimates from the various departments, divisions, boards and services will be used by the City Manager in the preparation of the preliminary budget for the City Council. The City Manager will submit an annual preliminary budget to the City Council on the date specified by the Council;
(7) Supervise the expenditures of all departments, divisions or services of the city government and act as purchasing agent for all supplies, goods, wares, merchandise, equipment and material which may be required for any such departments, divisions or services;
(8) Analyze and supervise the functions, duties and activities of the various departments, boards and services of the city government and of all employees thereof, and make such recommendations to the City Council that will result, if made effective, in the highest degree of efficiency in the overall operation of the city government;
(9) Develop and organize improvement projects and programs, and aid and assist the City Council and the various departments and boards in carrying the same through to a successful conclusion;
(10) Serve as public relations officer of the city government, which includes investigating and handling all written and signed citizen complaints filed against any employee, department or service thereof, with the goal that the city is properly acting on their behalf with the highest degree of efficiency;
(11) Cooperate with community organizations whose aim and purpose it is to advance the best interests of the city and its residents, and provide them with reasonable assistance obtainable through the city government within the limitations of law and reasonable capabilities of the city;
(12) Keep an up-to-date inventory of all personal property owned by the city and, whenever appropriate, recommend to the City Council the purchase of new machinery, equipment and supplies taking into consideration trade-in value of then-owned machinery and equipment;
(13) Perform, or have performed, studies and surveys of the duties, responsibilities and work of the personnel in the various departments and services of the city government, and, if appropriate, recommend to the City Council abolition, consolidation or reorganization of positions if such action would increase efficiency in the administration of the city government;
(14) Ensure that all laws and ordinances of the city are duly enforced;
(15) Devote his or her entire time during work hours to the discharge of official duties; and
(16) Perform such other duties as may be required by the City Council, not inconsistent with the laws of the state or the ordinances of the city.
(E) Restrictions.
(1) The City Manager shall not exercise any policymaking or legislative functions, except as otherwise set forth in this code of ordinances.
(2) It is not intended by this code or ordinances to grant any authority to, or impose any duty on, the City Manager, that is vested in or imposed by general law or city ordinances on City Council or any other city commission, board, officer or employee, except as set forth in the city ordinances.
(F) Public relations. In the discharge of duties the City Manager shall endeavor at all times to exercise the highest degree of tact, patience and courtesy in contacts with the public and with all city boards, departments and employees and shall establish and maintain a harmonious relationship between all personnel employed in the government of the city, to the end that the highest possible standards of public service shall be continuously maintained.
(G) Compensation. The City Manager shall receive such compensation as the City Council shall fix from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 2-2.02) (Ord. 583, passed - -; Ord. 616, passed - -; Ord. 811, passed - -2001; Ord. 850, passed - -2006; Ord. 890, passed - -2007; Ord. 938, passed 12-12-2014)