In accordance with the Charter, the Manager
shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager
shall be directly responsible to the Council for the administration
of all departments, agencies and offices under his jurisdiction and
shall be in charge of persons or boards appointed by him and shall
supervise and direct the same. He shall see that all laws and ordinances
governing the City are faithfully executed, shall make periodic reports
to the Council and shall attend its meetings. In addition to such
powers and duties as he may be assigned by statute, the Charter, this
chapter or other legislation of the City, the City Manager shall be
responsible for the following:
A. Where not inconsistent with the Charter, he shall appoint all department and division heads. For the purpose of this subsection, all division heads shall be deemed to be department heads, and their appointment and removal shall be subject to and in accordance with Chapter V, §§
C5-2 and
C5-3 of the Charter.
B. He shall have custody and possession of the bond given
to the City by any City official or employee for the faithful performance
of his duty as such.
C. He may intervene in any dispute between any organization
of City employees and the City and shall have the general responsibility
for any collective bargaining agreements entered into by the City;
provided, however, that his signing of any collective bargaining agreement
shall be subject to approval of the City Council.
D. He may dispose of any obsolete equipment for such
sums as he deems advisable, subject to the approval of the City Council.
E. With the approval of City Council, he may employ any
outside attorney to represent the City in any action where it is deemed
that representation by the Corporation Counsel would not be in the
City's best interests and may terminate such outside attorney's services
at any time the Manager deems proper.
F. He may appoint and hire or authorize department heads
to appoint and hire any personnel to work in any area of City government,
subject to the limitations of the City budget.
G. He shall develop for submission, after approval by
the City Council, all applications for federal and state aid and shall
serve as administrator for all such grants.
H. He shall be the conservator of the peace within the
City, and he may, personally or through any authorized agent, investigate
into and take any proper action concerning any matter involving enforcement
of the laws of the City and state within the limits of the City for
the protection of its citizens. He shall have the authority, with
force when necessary, to suppress all disturbances, riots and unlawful
assemblies. He may at all times, if need be, require the aid of any
sheriff, deputy sheriff, constable or policeman or any or all of them,
together with such other aid as may be necessary. In the event of
a civil commotion and when there is imminent peril to the public health,
safety or welfare, he may, in his discretion, in addition to the powers
hereinbefore granted, declare by proclamation filed with the Town
Clerk of the City that a state of emergency exists, in which event
he shall have full power and is hereby authorized to order closed
all or any public places within the City at such suitable hour as
he shall from time to time fix upon and designate, and he may restrict
the flow of traffic on any street within the limits of the City, and
he may order a curfew within the City or in any area thereof, and
he may take such other steps as are reasonably necessary, including
the invoking of the provisions of §§ 27-17 and 27-18
of the Connecticut General Statutes, in the light of the emergency
to protect the health, safety and welfare of the people of the City,
to prevent or minimize loss or destruction of property and to minimize
the effects of hostile action.
[Added 5-17-1982]