[Ord. No. 323 §1, 7-26-2004]
There is hereby created and established the office of City Administrator
for the City of Stockton, Missouri.
[Ord. No. 323 §2, 7-26-2004]
A qualified person shall be appointed City Administrator for
the City of Stockton by the Mayor; such appointment shall be approved
by a majority of the Board of Aldermen. The person so appointed shall
serve for an indefinite term.
[Ord. No. 323 §3, 7-26-2004]
The person appointed to the office of the City Administrator
shall be at least twenty-five (25) years of age and shall be a graduate
of an accredited university or college majoring in public or municipal
administration and/or equivalent experience.
[Ord. No. 323 §4, 7-26-2004]
The City Administrator, before entering upon the duties of his
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 and such bond shall insure the City of Stockton for the faithful
and honest performance of the duties of the City of Stockton and for
rendering a full and proper account to the City of Stockton for funds
and property that shall come into the possession or control of the
City Administrator. The cost of such bond shall be paid by the City
of Stockton; however should the City Administrator be covered by a
blanket bond to the same extent, such individual bond shall not be
required.
[Ord. No. 323 §5, 7-26-2004]
The City Administrator shall receive such compensation as may
be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 323 §6, 7-26-2004]
The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority. The Mayor, with consent of a majority of the Board of Aldermen,
may remove the City Administrator from office at will and such City
Administrator also may be removed by a (local preference) vote of
the Board of Aldermen independently of the Mayor's approval or disapproval.
If requested, the Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall grant the City
Administrator a public hearing within thirty (30) days following notice
of such removal. During the interim, the Mayor, with the approval
of a majority of the Board of Aldermen, or by local preference, vote
of the Board of Aldermen without the Mayor's approval, may suspend
the City Administrator from duty.
[Ord. No. 323 §7, 7-26-2004]
A.
Administrative Officer. 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 as otherwise
specified by ordinance or by the law of the State of Missouri, the
City Administrator shall coordinate and generally supervise the operation
of all departments of the City of Stockton, Missouri.
B.
Purchasing. The City Administrator shall be the purchasing
agent for the City of Stockton and all purchases amounting to less
than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) shall be made under his/her
direction and supervision and all such purchases shall be made in
accordance with purchasing rules and procedures approved by the Board
of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 580, 9-27-2021]
C.
Budget. The City Administrator shall be the Budget Officer
of the City of Stockton 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.
D.
Financial Reports. The City Administrator shall make monthly
reports to the Mayor and the 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.
E.
Annual Report. The City Administrator shall prepare and
present to the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen annual reports of the
City's affairs, including in such report a summary of reports.
F.
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 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 Stockton. The
City Administrator shall make recommendations of appointment and removal
of department heads.
G.
Policy Formulation. The City Administrator shall recommend
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen adoption of such measures as he
may deem necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare
of the City or for the improvement of administrative services for
the City.
H.
Board of Aldermen Agenda. The City Administrator shall submit
to the Mayor and Board of Aldermen a proposed agenda for each Council
meeting at least forty-eight (48) hours before the time of the regular
Council meeting.
I.
Boards And Committees. The City Administrator shall work
with all City boards and committees to help coordinate the work of
each.
J.
Attend Board of Aldermen Meetings. The City Administrator
shall attend all meetings of the Board of Aldermen.
K.
Bid Specifications. The City Administrator shall supervise
the preparation of all bid specifications for services and equipment
and receive sealed bids for presentation to the Board of Aldermen.
L.
State And Federal Aid Programs. The City Administrator shall
coordinate Federal and State programs that may have application to
the City of Stockton.
M.
Conference Attendance. The City Administrator shall attend
State and regional conferences and programs applicable to his office
and the business of the City of Stockton whenever such attendance
is directed and approved by the Board of Aldermen and Mayor.
N.
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.
O.
Record Keeping. The City Administrator shall keep full and
accurate records of all actions taken by him in the course of his
duties and he shall safely and properly keep all records and papers
belonging to City of Stockton and entrusted to his care; all such
records shall be and remain the property of the City of Stockton and
be open to inspection by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at all times.
P.
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.
[Ord. No. 323 §8, 7-26-2004]
A.
City Property. The City Administrator shall have responsibility
for all real and personal property of the City of Stockton. He shall
have responsibility for all inventories of such property and for the
upkeep of all such property. The City Administrator only with approval
of the Board of Aldermen may sell personal property. Real property
may be sold only with the approval of the Board of Aldermen by resolution
or ordinance.
B.
Set Administrative Policies. The City Administrator shall
have the power to prescribe such rules and regulations as he shall
deem necessary or expedient for the conduct of administrative agencies
subject to his authority and he shall have the power to revoke, suspend
or amend any rule or regulation of the administrative service except
those prescribed by the Board of Aldermen.
C.
Coordinate Departments. The City Administrator shall have
the power to coordinate the work of all the departments of the City
and at times of an emergency shall have authority to assign the employees
of the City to any department where they are needed for the most effective
discharge of the functions for City Government.
D.
Investigate And Report. The City Administrator shall have
the power to investigate and to examine or inquire into the affairs
or operation of any department of the City under his jurisdiction
and shall report on any condition or fact concerning the City Government
requested by the Mayor or Board of Aldermen.
E.
Coordinate Officials. The City Administrator shall have
the power to overrule any action taken by a department head and may
supersede him in the functions of his office.
F.
Appear Before The Board Of Aldermen. The City Administrator
shall have the power to appear before and address the Board of Aldermen
at any meeting.
G.
At
no time shall the duties or powers of the City Administrator supersede
the action by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 323 §9, 7-26-2004]
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.
