[Code 1991, § 2-111; Ord. No. 07-35, 8-14-2007]
A. 
General duties. The City Manager shall exercise and perform such duties of an executive or administrative character as are provided by the Charter and in ordinances of the City.
B. 
Management of public property and facilities. The City Manager shall have management and control of all streets and alleys, including sidewalks, public walks and public ways, whatsoever, all public bridges, with their foundations, approaches and abutments, all public squares and parks, all public buildings, all sewers, drains and waterways, and all waterworks, gas works, and electric works or plants now owned or which may hereafter be acquired or constructed, together with all mains, pipes, wires, poles, conduits, and other works, structures and buildings of any nature whatsoever connected therewith, and of all property, both real and personal, used in connection with the several works of public improvement or ownership. He shall also have control over all other public utilities, works, and improvements belonging to or controlled by the City not specifically enumerated in this section, as may be acquired by the City.
C. 
Management of City departments. The City Manager shall have the management and control over all departments of the City government other than the School Board, the Health Department and the department of social services. Concerning such management and control, the City Manager may make and promulgate rules and regulations for the government of all officers, employees, offices, and departments under his control and enforce compliance with such rules and regulations.
D. 
Annual budget. At least 15 days before the end of each fiscal year, the City Manager shall prepare and submit to the City Council an annual budget for the ensuing fiscal year, based upon detailed estimates, according to classifications as nearly uniform as possible.
E. 
Other employment. The City Manager shall devote his entire time to the duties of his office. He may not accept any other employment for compensation without the approval of the City Council.
F. 
Administrative rules and regulations. The City Manager shall prepare rules and regulations as required by this Code and as the City Manager deems necessary. Such regulations shall be submitted to, and approved by, the City Council and shall be compiled, maintained and indexed in the Administrative Manual, a copy of which shall be kept in the City Manager's office and made available for public inspection.
G. 
Emergency management. The City Manager shall work with the emergency services coordinator to prepare the City government for the advent and aftermath of natural and man-made disasters. Preparation shall include the emergency operations plan and the continuity of operations plan.
[Code 1991, § 2-112]
A. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, the City Manager shall not have any control over or management of any board, commission, committee, or other public body of any kind, now in existence or created in the future, unless the City Council specifically designates such control, management, jurisdiction or responsibility by ordinance or resolution. For example, boards, commissions, committees or other public bodies for which the City Council has not designated control, management, jurisdiction or responsibility to the City Manager include, but are not necessarily limited to, the following:
(1) 
The Fredericksburg Recreation Commission.
(2) 
The Fredericksburg Volunteer Fire Company.
(3) 
The Fredericksburg-Stafford Park Authority.
(4) 
The Central Rappahannock Regional Library.
(5) 
The Rappahannock Area Development Commission (Planning District 16).
(6) 
The Rappahannock Area Community Services Board.
(7) 
The Rappahannock Agency on Aging.
(8) 
The Rappahannock Juvenile Detention Commission.
(9) 
The Cable Television Commission.
(10) 
The Fredericksburg Clean Community Commission.
(11) 
The Fredericksburg Planning Commission.
(12) 
The Fredericksburg Board of Zoning Appeals.
B. 
The language in Subsection A of this section shall not be construed to prevent the City Manager, at his discretion or at the direction of the City Council, from making reports and recommendations concerning any phase of operation of any board, commission, committee, department or other public body associated in any manner with the City.
C. 
The City Manager shall also provide technical, logistical and administrative support and assistance to all boards, commissions, committees or other public bodies created or appointed by the City Council.
[Code 1991, § 2-113]
The City Manager shall annually, by September 1, forward to the City Council an annual report of business transacted by all City departments, boards, commissions and other public bodies during the preceding fiscal year, together with such recommendations as he deems desirable for the better management and improvement of the business methods in any of the several departments of the City government, and for the better performance of the duties imposed on him as a City Manager, and he shall, from time to time, make such reports and furnish such data to the City Council as may be required of him by the City Council.
[Code 1991, § 2-114]
The City Manager shall have the control of the letting of contracts for all of the work of the City and the furnishing of all supplies and materials for the use of any department of the City.