[CC 1988 §39.010]
There is hereby created and established the office of City Administrator
for the City of Eldon, Missouri.
[CC 1988 §39.020; Ord. No. 2016-18 §§ 2 — 3, 4-26-2016]
A qualified person shall be appointed City Administrator for
the City of Eldon by the Mayor; such appointment shall be approved
by a majority of the Board of Aldermen. The person appointed shall
serve for an indefinite term. The City Administrator can be terminated
only by the majority of the Board.
[Ord. No. 1653A §1, 11-26-1996; Ord.
No. 24-2020, 6-23-2020; Ord. No. 26-2020, 7-14-2020]
The person appointed to the office of City Administrator shall
be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall live within thirty
(30) miles of the corporate limits of the City of Eldon as soon as
practical after the effective date of such appointment and shall have
a Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college majoring
in public or municipal administration or a related field or shall
have the equivalent qualifications and experience in financial, administration
and/or public relations fields.
[CC 1988 §39.040]
The City Administrator, before entering upon the duties of his/her
office, shall file with the City a bond in the amount of fifty thousand
dollars ($50,000.00); such bond shall be approved by the Board of
Aldermen for the faithful and honest performance of the duties of
the City of Eldon and for rendering a full and proper account to the
City of Eldon for funds and property which shall come into the possession
or control of the City Administrator. The cost of such bond shall
be paid by the City of Eldon; however, should the City Administrator
be covered by a blanket bond to the same extent, such individual bond
shall not be required.
[Ord. No. 1653A §1, 11-12-1996]
The compensation of the City Administrator shall be set at such
sum per year as the Board of Aldermen shall establish by contract.
The Board of Aldermen shall provide such additional incentives, expenses,
allowances and benefits as they shall from time to time deem necessary
to remain competitive with other municipalities in attracting and
keeping qualified personnel for the office of City Administrator.
[CC 1988 §39.070; Ord. No. 2045 §§1 — 3, 7-25-2006; Ord. No. 2010-51 §1, 10-12-2010]
A. Administrative Office. The City Administrator shall be
the chief administrative assistant to the Mayor and as such shall
be the administrative officer of the City Government Except otherwise
specified by ordinance or by law of the State of Missouri, the City
Administrator shall coordinate and generally supervise the operation
of all departments of the City of Eldon.
B. Budget. The City Administrator shall be the budget officer
of the City of Eldon and shall assemble estimates of the financial
needs and resources of the City for each ensuing year and shall prepare
a program of activities within the financial power of the City, embodying
in it a budget document with proper supporting schedules and an analysis
to be proposed to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen for their final
approval.
C. Financial Reports. The City Administrator shall make monthly
reports to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen relative to the financial
condition of the City. Such reports shall show the financial condition
of the City in relation to the budget by individual departments.
D. Annual And Semi-Annual Reports. The City Administrator
shall prepare and present to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen an annual
report of the City's affairs, including in such report a summary of
reports of department heads, semi-annual reports of the operations
and conditions of the airport and cemetery, and such other reports
as the Mayor and Board of Aldermen may require.
E. Personnel System. The City Administrator shall act as the
personnel officer of the City and shall recommend an appropriate position
classification system and pay plan to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
The City Administrator, after consultation with department heads,
shall approve advancements and appropriate pay increases within the
approved pay plans and position classification system. The City Administrator
shall have the power to appoint and remove (in accordance with personnel
system regulations approved by the Board of Aldermen) all subordinate
employees of the City of Eldon. The City Administrator shall make
recommendations of appointment and removal of department heads.
F. Policy Formulation. The City Administrator shall recommend
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adoption of such measures as he/she
may deem necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare
of the City or for the improvement of administrative services for
the City.
G. Boards And Committees. The City Administrator shall work
with all City boards and committees to help coordinate the work of
each.
H. Attend Board Of Aldermen Meetings. The City Administrator
shall attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen.
I. State And Federal Aid Programs. The City Administrator shall
coordinate Federal and State programs which may have application to
the City of Eldon.
J. Conference Attendance. The City Administrator may attend
State and regional conferences and programs applicable to his/her
office and the business of the City of Eldon whenever such attendance
is directed and approved by the Board of Aldermen and Mayor.
K. Press Releases. The City Administrator shall be responsible
for keeping the public informed in the purposes and methods of City
Government through all available news media.
L. Record Keeping. The City Administrator shall keep full and
accurate records of all actions taken by him/her in the course of
his/her duties; all such records shall be and remain the property
of the City of Eldon and be open to inspection by the Mayor and/or
the Board of Aldermen at all times.
M. Miscellaneous. In addition to the foregoing duties, the
City Administrator shall perform any and all other duties or functions
prescribed by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[CC 1988 §39.090]
No member of the Board of Aldermen shall directly interfere
with the conduct of any department or duties of employees subordinate
to the City Administrator except at the express direction of the Board
of Aldermen or with the approval of the City Administrator.