[Amended 11-3-1987; 11-3-1992]
The City Manager, hereinafter referred to as
the "Manager," shall be appointed and may be removed or suspended
with or without pay by the City Council. Said appointment, removal
or suspension shall be at least by a majority vote of the full membership
of the City Council. The minimum qualifications for the office of
City Manager shall be a bachelor's degree. The Manager shall be chosen
on the basis of such factors including but not limited to municipal
and public experience, professional training, and executive and administrative
qualifications. He/she shall serve for an indefinite term at the pleasure
of the Council. At the time of his/her appointment, he/she need not
be a resident of the town or state, but during his/her tenure of office
he/she shall reside within the town. He/she shall devote his/her full
time to the duties of his/her office.
The Manager shall be the chief executive of
the City. He/she shall have the powers and duties conferred upon chief
executive officers of towns and cities by the General Statutes, except
such powers as may be delegated to others by this Charter, and shall
have the powers and duties conferred on Selectmen pursuant to § 45a-654
of the General Statutes. He/she shall be directly responsible to the
Council for the supervision and administration of all departments
and offices of the City, except those elected by the people or appointed
by state or federal authority, unless such responsibility is expressly
delegated to him/her by the appointing authority. He/she shall perform
the duties of any office over which he/she has a power of appointment
until he/she makes such appointment. He/she shall see that all laws
and ordinances governing the City are faithfully executed. He/she
shall make periodic reports to the Council at least monthly or more
frequently as the Council directs and shall attend its meetings.
He/she shall prepare and cause to be printed
an annual report at the close of the fiscal year. He/she shall recommend
to the Council such measures as he/she may deem necessary or expedient
and shall keep the Council fully advised as to the financial conditions
of the City.
He/she shall prepare and submit to the Council
an annual budget and shall exercise such other powers and perform
such other duties as may be required of him/her by ordinance, resolution
or vote of the Council, unless inconsistent with this Charter. The
Council shall not diminish, by ordinance, vote or otherwise, the powers
and duties of the Manager granted to him/her by this Charter.
The Manager, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Charter, shall appoint all department heads and other
officers and full-time employees of the City and may remove all those
over whom he/she has the power of appointment.
Any person removed hereunder shall have no rights under Chapter III, § C3-3M.
Within 24 hours of any such removal of any person
by the City Manager, he/she shall file a statement of his/her reason
or reasons for such removal with the City Clerk, but this requirement
shall not be construed in any way to require cause for any such removal.
(1)
During the period of a vacancy or a suspension in
the office of Manager, the Council shall appoint, by resolution, a
person, other than a Council member, as Acting Manager, for a period
not to exceed 90 days. He/she shall have all powers and duties of
the Manager provided for herein.
(2)
The Manager may designate a City employee to serve
as temporary Acting Manager during the period of the Manager's temporary
absence or disability. In the event that the Council shall determine
that it is reasonably probable that the absence or disability shall
be of a duration longer than one month, the Council shall by resolution
appoint a City employee to perform the duties of the temporary Acting
Manager, for a period not to exceed 90 days. Said temporary Acting
Manager shall have all the powers and duties of the Manager.
[Amended 11-7-2006]
[Amended 11-3-1992]
The City Council shall fix the compensation
of the Manager annually and shall publish at least annually in its
minutes the terms of such compensation including the value of all
perquisites. The compensation of the Manager may not be increased
or decreased in any fiscal year except by a majority vote of the full
membership of the City Council.
[Amended 11-3-1992]
The Manager may be suspended with or without pay (notwithstanding the provisions of § C5-5) or may be removed by vote of at least the majority of the full membership of the City Council with or without cause. He/she shall have no rights under Chapter III, § C3-3M. The Acting Manager or temporary Acting Manager may be removed at any time by majority vote of the full membership of the Council.
