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Editor's Note: Former § 115.030,
Adoption Of City Administrator Form Of Government, adopted 9-1-1995
by Ord. No. 9, was repealed 6-25-2001, by Ord. No. 726.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.040; Ord. No. 9 § 2, 9-1-1995]
The City Administrator shall be appointed
by the City Council with the consent of the Mayor. The City Administrator
shall be the Chief Administrative Assistant to the Mayor.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.050; Ord. No. 9 § 3, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 5, 6-25-2001]
The Administrator shall be appointed
solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications.
The Administrator need not be a resident of the City or State at the
time of his or her appointment, but must reside inside the City within
six (6) months of appointment unless an extension is granted by the
Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.060; Ord. No. 9 § 4, 9-1-1995]
Before entering upon the duties of
his/her office, an Administrator shall file with the City a bond conditioned
upon the faithful and honest performance of his/her duties and the
rendering of faithful and proper accounts to the City or funds and
property in his/her possession or under his/her control in the amount
of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00); provided, however,
in the event that the Administrator be covered by a blanket bond to
the same extent as an individual bond shall not be required. The cost
of such bond shall be borne by the City.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.070; Ord. No. 9 § 5, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall receive such
compensation as shall be fixed by ordinance. The Administrator shall
be entitled to all fringe benefits which are provided to other officers
and employees of the City and to such other fringe benefits as may
be provided by ordinance.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.080; Ord. No. 9 § 6, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 5, 6-25-2001]
The Council may remove the Administrator
from office in accordance with the procedures established in the Charter.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.090; Ord. No. 9 § 7, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall devote full
time to the performance of his/her office, and he/she shall not be
otherwise employed.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.095; Ord. No. 243 § 3, 7-8-1996; Ord. No. 2256, 4-24-2017]
In addition to other powers and duties
created by ordinance, the City Administrator shall have the authority,
without prior Council approval, to adopt rules for implementation
of reimbursement policies and to enter into contracts on behalf of
the City provided the total liability of the City arising from such
contract cannot exceed ten thousand dollars ($10,000.00).
[R.O. 1997 § 115.100; Ord. No. 9 § 8, 9-1-1995]
A.
The Administrator shall serve as the chief
administrative officer of the City and shall serve as the chief assistant
to the Mayor. He/she shall be responsible for the administration and
management of the government business, administrative officers and
employees of the City, subject to the direction and supervision of
the Mayor and City Council. To that end, he/she shall have the following
duties and powers:
[Ord. No. 2341, 2-26-2018]
1.
General Administrative.
a.
Carry out all lawful policies established
by the Mayor and City Council.
b.
Establish short and long-range goals
for the City with the approval of the Mayor and City Council.
c.
Develop a plan of organization to
establish areas of responsibility, lines of authority and formal channels
of communication for approval by the Mayor and City Council.
d.
Provide for the maintenance of the
physical property and equipment of the City: meet operation conditions
in compliance with applicable Federal, State and local legal requirements.
e.
Provide for periodic reports to the
Mayor and City Council on all aspects of the City's activities.
f.
Provide for meaningful relationships
and communications between the City and its residents.
g.
Provide for an economic, efficient
and safe delivery of supplies and service necessary in rendering efficient
services to the City and its residents.
h.
Provide for a sound, stable and realistically
economical insurance and bonding program for all aspects of City liability
and risk.
i.
Supervise the operational activities
of all City departments.
j.
Coordinate the activities of all
departments, agencies and offices.
k.
Prescribe such rules and regulations
as are necessary for the conduct of the City's departments, agencies
and offices, and revoke, suspend or amend any rule or regulation of
any City department, agency or office.
l.
Be accountable to the Mayor and City
Council for any actions taken when requested to do so, and at all
times be subject to the supervision, direction and control of the
Mayor subject to review by the City Council.
m.
Prepare and submit to the Mayor and
City Council an annual statement of objectives which will specify
goals and time tables consistent with objectives set forth by the
Mayor and City Council.
n.
Perform related duties as required
by the Mayor and City Council not inconsistent with the Statutes of
the State of Missouri and the ordinances of the City of Wildwood.
2.
Budgetary. Maintain a plan for the
fiscal solvency and security of the City, including the submission
of a realistic annual budget which provides for a program of sound
fiscal management.
4.
Personnel.
a.
Recommend the establishment and maintenance
of personnel programs employing sound personnel policies and practices
which are internally consistent and externally competitive.
b.
Promote the organization and continuing
development of a competent City staff.
c.
Design, prepare and submit for review
and adoption by the City Council personnel procedures, position classifications
and compensation schedules for employees covered in the City's personnel
program.
d.
Prescribe the functions and duties
of officers and employees of the City not otherwise prescribed by
any ordinance of the City of Wildwood.
e.
Appoint, promote or remove from service
all employees and officers of the City, except those elected to office
or appointed by the Council or Mayor, as otherwise provided by law
or City ordinance; provided, however, that any person so removed from
service may appeal his/her dismissal to the Mayor and City Council
by giving notice in writing within ten (10) days following notification
of dismissal. All such actions by the Administrator shall be based
upon merit, qualifications or disqualifications of the officers or
employees concerned without regard to his/her political beliefs or
affiliations.
f.
Establish such administrative rules
and regulations, not inconsistent with law or established City policy,
as may be necessary or proper for the efficient and economical conduct
of the business of the City.
5.
Financial.
a.
Supervise the collection and deposit
of all taxes and revenues such as, but not limited to, any tax based
on sales, personal property, real estate, gasoline, cigarette and
intangible taxes and road and bridge fund revenues, license and permit
fees, Federal revenue sharing funds and court fines.
b.
Supervise in the manner prescribed
by ordinance the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment
for which funds are provided in the budget or appropriated by the
City Council.
c.
Keep the Mayor and City Council advised
of the financial condition and future needs of the City, including
the anticipated financial impact of proposed ordinances and make such
recommendations as he/she may deem appropriate.
d.
Supervise the preparation of a monthly
status report covering all departmental operations and City financial
conditions.
e.
Supervise and coordinate efforts
on behalf of the City to obtain financial grants from any sources.
f.
Keep fully advised of the financial
condition and future financial needs of the City.
g.
Serve as ex-officio Deputy Collector
for the City and have and perform all of the authority, rights and
duties of the Collector in the event of his/her refusal to do so,
absence, illness or disability, but at no additional compensation
therefor.
6.
Press Releases. The Administrator
shall be responsible for keeping the public informed of the purposes
and the methods of the City Government through all available news
media.
7.
Other Duties. Perform such other
duties as may be imposed upon him/her by the Mayor and City Council
or by a contract of employment with the City.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.110; Ord. No. 9 § 9, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall have responsibility
for all real and personal property owned or maintained by the City
of Wildwood. He/she shall have responsibility for all inventories
of such property and for the upkeep of all such property. Personal
property owned by the City may be sold by the Administrator only with
approval of the Mayor and City Council. Real property may be sold
only when such sale is authorized by ordinance.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.120; Ord. No. 9 § 10, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall coordinate
the work of all the departments, agencies and offices of the City,
and shall have authority to assign the employees of the City to any
department where they are needed for the most effective discharge
of the functions of City Government.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.130; Ord. No. 9 § 11, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall have the
authority to investigate, examine or inquire into the affairs or operation
of any department of the City under his/her jurisdiction, and shall
report on any condition or fact concerning the City Government required
by the Mayor or City Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.140; Ord. No. 9 § 12, 9-1-1995]
The Administrator shall have the
authority to appear before and address the City Council at any meeting.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.150; Ord. No. 9 § 13, 9-1-1995]
At no time shall the duties or authority
of the Administrator supersede the actions of the Mayor and City Council.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.160; Ord. No. 9 § 14, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 5, 6-25-2001]
Except for the purpose of investigations
as established by the Charter, the Mayor and Council Members shall
not interfere with administrative City Officers or employees who are
subject to the direction and supervision of the City Administrator.
The Mayor and Council Members shall not give any orders to any such
officer or employee, either publicly or privately.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.170; Ord. No. 9 § 15, 9-1-1995]
The City Administrator shall not
use official authority or influence for the purpose of interfering
with any election. While retaining the right to vote as he/she pleases,
he/she shall take no active part in any political campaign or lend
support to or oppose the candidacy of any person seeking elective
office in the City of Wildwood.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.180; Ord. No. 9 § 16, 9-1-1995; Ord. No. 726 § 5, 6-25-2001]
In the event that the City Administrator
shall be temporarily absent, an Acting City Administrator may be appointed
in accordance with the procedures established in the Charter.
[R.O. 1997 § 115.190; Ord. No. 9 § 17, 9-1-1995]
The City of Wildwood may, acting
through the Mayor with the consent of a majority of the members elected
to the City Council or by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of all the members
elected to the City Council independently of the Mayor's approval
or recommendation, enter into an employment contract with a person
meeting the qualifications set forth in this Article. Such contract
may more fully set forth the terms and conditions of this Article.
