[Adopted by the Hackensack Improvement Commission
(now City Council) 5-1-1933 by Ord. No. 204]
[Amended 4-15-1974 by Ord. No. 1-74]
There shall be elected by a majority vote of
the members of the City Council a City Manager, who shall receive
such salary as may be fixed by the annual Salary Ordinance.[1]
The City Manager shall not be a member of the
City Council and need not be a resident of the City of Hackensack
but must become a resident thereof within 30 days after his election
and continue to be a resident during the duration of his period of
service.
The City Manager shall hold office as long as
he shall perform the duties of his office to the satisfaction of the
City Council. He may be removed at any time by a resolution signed
by a majority of the City Council, setting forth the reasons for his
removal. His selection and removal shall not be for any political
reason.
The City Manager shall:
A.
Be the chief executive and administrative official
of the city.
B.
Compile and submit to the City Council a tentative
annual budget.
C.
Execute all laws and ordinances of the municipality.
D.
Appoint and remove all department heads and all other
officers, subordinates and assistants whose selection or removal is
not provided for by law; supervise and control his appointees; and
report all appointments or removals at the next meeting thereafter
of the City Council.
E.
Negotiate contracts for the municipality, subject
to the approval of the City Council; make recommendations concerning
the nature and location of municipal improvements; and execute municipal
improvements, as determined by the City Council.
F.
See that all terms and conditions imposed in favor
of the city or its inhabitants, in any statute, public utility franchise
or other contract, are faithfully kept and performed and upon knowledge
of any violation, call the same to the attention of the City Council.
G.
Attend all meetings of the City Council, with the
right to take part in the discussions but without the right to vote.
H.
Recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures
as he may deem necessary or expedient, and make reports to the City
Council as requested by it, and at least once a year make an annual
report of his work for the benefit of the City Council and the public.
I.
Investigate at any time the affairs of any officer
or department of the municipality.
J.
Perform such other duties as may be required of the
City Manager by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
During the absence or disability of the City
Manager, some properly qualified person shall be appointed by the
City Council to exercise the powers and perform the duties of the
office.[1]
