There shall be a city manager. The council shall appoint him
for an indefinite term by a vote of a majority of all its members,
and shall fix his compensation. It shall choose him solely on the
basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. At the time
of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the city or state;
but, during his tenure of office, he shall reside within the city.
The council may suspend or remove the city manager at any time by
a vote of a majority of all its members.
The salary of the city manager shall not exceed $5,000.00 per
year unless such maximum is increased by ordinance. An ordinance increasing
or decreasing the maximum salary which the city manager may receive
shall be a nonemergency ordinance; and if a sufficient and legal referendum
petition is properly filed within thirty days after its passage and
publication, the ordinance shall not go into effect until approved
by a majority of the qualified electors of the city voting on the
question at an election.
If the city manager is absent from the city or is unable to
perform his duties, if the council suspends the city manager, or if
there is a vacancy in the office of city manager, the council may
appoint an acting city manager to serve until the city manager returns,
until his disability or suspension ceases, or until another city manager
is appointed and qualifies, as the case may be. The council may suspend
or remove an acting city manager at any time. When a councilman is
serving as acting city manager, section 6 of this charter shall not
limit the compensation which he may receive as such.
[Amended 2-7-1989 by resolution, approved at election 4-4-1989]
The city manager shall be chief administrative officer and head
of the administrative branch of the city government. He shall execute
the laws and ordinances and administer the government of the city
and shall be responsible therefor to the council. He shall:
(1) Appoint and, when deemed necessary for the good of the service, lay
off, suspend, demote or remove all directors or heads of administrative
departments and all other administrative officers and employees of
the city except as he may authorize the head of a department, an officer
or an agency to appoint, lay off, suspend, demote and/or remove subordinates
in such department, office or agency, subject to such merit-system
regulations as the council may adopt;
(2) Supervise and control, directly or indirectly, all administrative
departments, agencies, officers and employees;
(3) Prepare a budget annually and submit it to the council, be responsible
for the administration of the budget after it goes into effect, and
recommend to the council any changes in the budget which he deems
desirable;
(4) Submit to the council a report as of the end of the fiscal year on
the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding
year;
(5) Keep the council advised of the financial condition and future needs
of the city and make such recommendations on matters of policy and
other matters to the council as may seem to him desirable;
(6) Have such other powers, duties and functions as this charter may
prescribe, and such powers, duties and functions consistent with this
charter as the council may prescribe.
There shall be a department of finance, a department of law
headed by a city attorney, and such other administrative departments,
offices and agencies as this charter establishes and as the council
may establish.