[Code 1999 §115.160; CC 1979 §110.055; Ord. No. 753, 6-28-2018]
A.
A City
Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and
consent of the Board of Aldermen for term as provided by contract.
Upon each renewal of the contract between the City of Seymour and
the City Administrator, the City Administrator shall be appointed
by the Mayor with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen.
B.
The
Administrator shall maintain an office in the City Hall.
C.
Before
entering upon the duties of his/her office, he/she shall give bond
in the amount of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000.00)
[Code 1999 §115.170; CC 1979 §110.060]
A.
The
Administrator shall have and exercise all powers and duties assigned
to him/her by Statute and such other authority as may be granted by
the Board of Aldermen. He/she 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
Administrator shall attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen,
shall keep the Board informed as to the affairs of the City, and shall
recommend to the Board of Aldermen such actions as may be necessary
or expedient for the welfare of the City.
[Code 1999 §115.180; CC 1979 §110.061]
The City Administrator shall hire and discharge all employees
to fill such positions as are authorized by the Board of Aldermen
to be hired, at such compensation as may be set or authorized by the
Board of Aldermen. All employees shall perform their duties subject
to the direction of the City Administrator or that of the superior
to whom the Administrator may assign such employee. Provided, that
the Administrator may designate to any other official or employee
the authority to hire or discharge any employees so authorized.
[Code 1999 §115.190; CC 1979 §110.062]
A.
The
Administrator 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 Board of Aldermen, excepting where the Board directs that some
other officer or officers shall do so.
B.
It
shall be the duty of the Administrator to see to it that all terms
of any contract to which the City is a party are fully performed by
all parties thereto.
[Code 1999 §115.200; CC 1979 §110.063]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the Administrator to cause to be prepared each
year the annual appropriation ordinance in time for consideration
and enactment by the Board before the first (1st) quarter of the fiscal
year and to prepare the tax levy ordinance for passage and file a
certified copy thereof with the County Clerk within the time required
by law.
B.
He/she
shall keep current accounts for the amounts appropriated and the amounts
spent of each appropriation showing the unexpended appropriations
at all times.
[Code 1999 §115.210; CC 1979 §110.064]
It shall be the duty of the Administrator 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/she
shall see to the collection of all money due the municipality.
[Code 1999 §115.220; CC 1979 §110.065]
The Administrator 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 such property including
equipment, buildings, parks and all other City property which is not
by law assigned to some other officer or body for care and control.
[Code 1999 §115.230; CC 1979 §110.066]
A.
The
Administrator shall prepare and have custody of all municipal records
required by law to be kept by the City and not by a specific officer
to keep or maintain records. The Administrator 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. In compliance herewith the Administrator shall make
available to the Clerk stenographic or clerical assistance necessary
for the preparation of the journal of Board proceedings, and the record
of ordinances and all other documents which by law the Clerk is required
to keep; and he/she 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.
B.
Where
the law requires or provides for certification of any records or documents
by any officer of the City, the Administrator shall cause such records
or documents to be properly prepared and presented to such officer
for his/her signature.
C.
Reports And Publications. It shall be the duty of the Administrator
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.
D.
Maps — Plats. The Administrator 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.
[Code 1999 §115.240; CC 1979 §110.067]
The Administrator shall prepare for the City Clerk all notices,
ballots and election supplies necessary in connection with municipal
elections.
[Code 1999 §115.250; CC 1979 §110.070]
In the event that the City Administrator shall be absent from
the City or incapacitated from performing the duties of his/her position,
the Mayor shall act as Administrator during such absence or incapacity.
[Code 1999 §115.260; CC 1979 §110.080]
The Administrator shall be ex officio City Clerk and City Comptroller
unless such offices, or either of them, are duly filled by appointment;
and he/she shall perform the duties of each such office in the absence
of such appointment to either of them.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 115.280, Mayor Empowered To
Exercise All Powers, Duties and Responsibilities of City Administrator,
was repealed 6-6-2017 by Ord. No. 741.
