[Adopted 1-16-1973 by Ord. No. 1509 (Ch. 49, Art. I, of the 1979 Code)]
[Amended 1-9-2001 by Ord. No. 2295]
A. 
The City Manager shall be appointed by the City Council for an indefinite term as provided by law. Before taking office, the City Manager shall furnish a fidelity bond in an amount satisfactory to the City Council, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, with a corporation licensed to do business in the State of New Jersey as surety. Such bond shall be filed with the Clerk after being approved by the City Council.
B. 
The City Manager shall be a person, other than a member of the City Council, fully qualified to exercise the powers and perform the duties hereinafter set forth. He need not be a resident of the City of Garfield, nor shall he be required to become a resident of the City of Garfield at any time during his period of service.
A. 
The City Manager shall have and exercise all powers and duties assigned to him by statute and such other authority as may be granted by the City Council. He shall be charged with the enforcement of all laws and ordinances within the municipality insofar as their enforcement is within the powers of the City.
B. 
The City Manager shall attend all meetings of the City Council, shall keep the Council informed as to the affairs of the City and shall recommend to the Council such actions as may be necessary or expedient for the welfare of the City.
The City Manager shall hire and discharge all employees (other than those under civil service or other tenure of office laws) authorized by the City Council to be hired, at such compensation as may be set or authorized by the City Council. All employees shall perform their duties subject to the direction of the City Manager or that of the superior to whom such Manager may assign such employee, provided that such Manager may delegate to any other official or employee the authority to hire or discharge any employees so authorized.
A. 
All appointive offices of the City shall be filled by appointment by the City Manager, except where otherwise provided by law; and such Manager shall report to the Mayor and Council such appointments or any removal from office made by him as soon as possible after the appointment or removal.
B. 
Every administrative department of the City shall be under the supervision and control of the City Manager, who shall have the power to remove from office any officer appointed by such Manager.
A. 
The City Manager shall examine all proposed contracts to which the City may be a party, and may sign on behalf of the City any contract authorized by the City Council, excepting where the Council directs that some other officer or officers shall do so.
B. 
It shall be the duty of such Manager to see to it that all terms of any contract to which the City is a party are fully performed by all parties thereto.
The City Manager shall be general purchasing agent of the City, and except where specific provision to the contrary is made by law or by the Council, he shall make all purchase of supplies, materials and equipment authorized by the Council, in the manner prescribed by and subject to the limitations imposed by law. No purchase shall be made or obligation incurred excepting upon authorization by the Council, and no expense shall be incurred, except for a purpose for which no prior appropriation is required by law, if the amount thereof is not covered by an unexpended appropriation for the purpose.
A. 
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to cause to be prepared each year the annual appropriation ordinance in time for consideration and enactment by the Council during the first quarter of the fiscal year and to prepare the tax levy ordinance for passage and filing within the time required by law.
B. 
He shall keep current accounts of the amounts appropriated and the amounts spent out of each appropriation, showing the unexpended appropriations at all times.
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to keep current accounts showing at all times the fiscal condition of the City, including the current and anticipated expenses, appropriations, cash on hand and anticipated revenue of all municipal funds and accounts; and he shall see to the collection of all money due the municipality.
The City Manager shall keep a current inventory showing all real and personal property of the City and its location and shall be responsible for the care and custody of all other City property which is not by law assigned to some other officer or body for care and control.
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to see to the publication of all notices, ordinances or other documents required by law to be published, and to prepare or cause to be prepared all reports which the City or any of the officials thereof are required by law to prepare.
The City Manager shall prepare and have custody of all municipal records required by law to be kept by the City and not by a specific officer. Where the law makes it the duty of a specific officer to keep or maintain records, the City Manager shall make available to such officer all necessary clerical assistance for the preparation of such records and shall make available a place for the custody of such records. And in compliance herewith the City Manager shall make available to the Clerk stenographic or clerical assistance necessary for the preparation of the journal of Council proceedings and the record of ordinances and all other documents which by law the Clerk is required to keep, and he shall perform similar service for the Treasurer in the maintenance of bond registers and all other records or documents which by law the Treasurer is required to keep or prepare.
The City Manager shall cause to be kept a complete set of maps and plats showing the location of all City utilities and other municipal properties, all streets and other public places and all lots or parcels of land subdivided according to law.
The City Manager shall maintain an office in the City Hall and shall devote all of his time and energy to the performance of his duties.
The City Manager shall perform such other duties as may be required of the City Manager by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
[Amended 5-20-1980 by Ord. No. 1723 [1]]
The City Manager shall be paid an annual salary in such amount as the City Council shall provide in the Annual Salary Ordinance.[2]
[1]
Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1, General Provisions, Art. I).
[2]
Editor's Note: The currently effective Salary Ordinance is on file in the office of the City Clerk.