[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012]
The Mayor, with the consent and approval of a majority of members
of the Board of Aldermen, shall have the power to appoint a City Administrator,
a City Attorney and Prosecutor and a Municipal Court Judge all as
hereinafter set forth.
[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012; Ord.
No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
A. Establishment Of Office. There is hereby created and established
the office of the City Administrator for the City of Ozark.
B. Appointment, Qualifications And Tenure. The person appointed
to the office of City Administrator shall be at least twenty-one (21)
years of age, shall be a graduate of an accredited university or college
with a Bachelors Degree in Public Administration or shall have an
equivalent degree and/or qualifications and experience in financial,
administrative and/or public relations fields. The City Administrator
shall serve an indefinite term unless otherwise removed for cause
as set forth below. The Board of Aldermen may enter into a contract
with the City Administrator.
C. Removal. The Mayor, with the consent of a two-thirds (⅔)
majority of the Board of Aldermen, may remove the City Administrator
from office at will and the City Administrator may also be removed
by a three-fourths (¾) vote of the Board of Aldermen independently
of the Mayor's approval or disapproval. Unless the City Administrator
is removed, after a public hearing held before the Board of Aldermen
within thirty (30) days of the notice of termination, for specific
acts of misfeasance or malfeasance that brings discredit upon the
City, the City Administrator's salary, insurance, and retirement benefits
shall continue for a period of six (6) months from the date of termination.
If the Board of Aldermen, after the public hearing, finds the City
Administrator responsible for the aforementioned acts then, in that
event, his/her salary and benefits shall terminate immediately. During
said six (6) month period the City Administrator shall provide consultation
services to the City at the request of the Mayor even though his/her
daily presence at City Hall may not be required.
D. Powers And Duties. The City Administrator shall be the Chief
Operating Officer of the City of Ozark and, as such, shall execute
all policies and laws duly enacted by the elected officers of the
City. He/she shall have all powers necessary to carry out the responsibilities
of the office unless otherwise limited by ordinance, State or Federal
Statute. In all cases where the duty is not expressly charged to a
department or any other official, it shall be the duty of the City
Administrator to act to promote, secure, coordinate and execute all
actions of the City as promulgated by its elected officials. The City
Administrator may add or create new positions or titles to the City’s
organizational chart when deemed necessary with or without the recommendation
of a Department Director. This includes the reassignment of duties.
E. Establishment Of Department. There is hereby established
the Administration Department which shall have such other divisions
or sections as from time to time may be authorized by the City Administrator.
The City Administrator shall be the director of the Administration
Department.
1. Assistant City Administrator. There is also established the office
of Assistant City Administrator who shall have the responsibilities
for such duties as may, from time to time, be assigned by the City
Administrator.
a. Qualifications. The person appointed to the office of Assistant City
Administrator shall be at least twenty-one (21) years of age, shall
be a graduate of an accredited university or college with a Bachelors
Degree in Public Administration or shall have an equivalent degree
and/or qualifications and experience in financial, administrative
and/or public relations fields.
b. The Assistant City Administrator shall be hired by the City Administrator
for an indefinite term with the consent of a majority of the Board
of Aldermen. The City Administrator may discharge the Assistant City
Administrator, with or without cause, with the consent of a majority
of the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012]
A. The
administrative service of the City shall be divided, under the direction
of the City Administrator, into the following Departments and Directors
thereof:
1. Finance Department: Director of Finance.
2. Legal Department: City Attorney.
3. Planning and Development Department: Director of Community Development.
4. Public Works Department: Director of Public Works.
5. Human Resources Department: Director of Human Resources.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
6. Police Department: Chief of Police.
7. Parks and Recreation Department: Director of Parks and Recreation.
8. Administration Department: City Administrator.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
9. Communications Department: Director of Communications and Public
Information Officer.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
10. Office of the City Clerk: City Clerk.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012]
A. The
Directors of Departments, City Attorney and Police Chief, subject
to appropriate disciplinary actions when warranted, shall:
1. Responsibility to Administrator. Be immediately
responsible to the City Administrator, and at his/her discretion,
the Assistant City Administrator, for the effective administration
of their respective departments and all activities assigned thereto.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
2. Inaugurate sound practices. Keep informed as to
the latest practices in their particular field and inaugurate, with
the approval of the City Administrator, such new practices as appear
to be of benefit to the service and to the public.
3. Maintain information regarding grant opportunities. Maintain current information regarding grant opportunities and other
means to maximize revenue generating sources for the benefit of the
City and become proficient in making those applications.
4. Report to Administrator. Submit an annual report
of the activities of their department to the City Administrator and
such other reports as may be required by the City Administrator.
5. Maintain records. Establish and maintain a system
of filing and indexing records and reports in sufficient detail to
furnish all information necessary for proper control of departmental
activities and to form a basis for the periodic reports to the City
Administrator.
6. Authority over employees. Have power, when authorized
by the City Administrator, to hire and remove, subject to City personnel
regulations, all subordinates working within their respective departments
or any division or section thereof. In addition, ensure that subordinate
employees comply with the City's Employee Manual.
7. Maintain equipment. Be responsible for the proper
maintenance of all City property and equipment used in their respective
department.
8. Budget management. Be responsible for proper management
of the department budget as approved by the Board of Aldermen to include
submitting appropriate and timely budget amendments as well as a proposed
budget for the succeeding fiscal year.
9. Internal control. Follow all policies and procedures for the receipt and disbursement of funds and purchase of services and property as authorized by Chapter
140 "Purchasing and Sales" of this Title.
10. Communications With Board. Shall communicate through
the City Administrator, or his/her designee, to the Board of Aldermen
except as authorized herein through Committee.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
11. Committees. The Board of Aldermen shall be divided
into three (3) Committees of not more than two (2) Aldermen per Committee.
The Mayor may sit on any Committee at any time. Each Director shall
be assigned to a Committee for communicating with Aldermen regarding
projects.
[Ord. No. 23-004, 1-2-2024]
[Ord. No. 12-038 §1, 11-5-2012]
Each Department shall furnish, upon direction of the City Administrator,
any other Department such service, labor and material as may be requisitioned
by the Head of such Department and its own facilities permit, through
the same procedure and subject to the same audit and control as other
expenditures are incurred.