[R.O. 1997 §115.070; Ord. No. 1169 §1, 3-13-1995]
There is hereby created and established the position of the
City Administrator for the City of Cassville.
[R.O. 1997 §115.080; Ord. No. 1169 §2, 3-13-1995]
A. A qualified person shall be appointed City Administrator for the
City of Cassville 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.
B. The person appointed to the position of the City Administrator shall
be at least twenty-one (21) years of age; and shall be a graduate
of an accredited university or college, majoring in public or municipal
administration or shall have the equivalent qualifications and experience
in financial, administration and/or public relations fields.
[R.O. 1997 §115.090; Ord. No. 1169 §3, 3-13-1995]
The City Administrator shall receive such compensation as may
be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen, and such
compensation shall be payable biweekly.
[R.O. 1997 §115.100; Ord. No. 1169 §4, 3-13-1995]
The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Board
of Aldermen. The Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the Board
of Aldermen, may remove the City Administrator from office at will,
and such City Administrator may also be removed by a three-fourths
(3/4) 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 vote of
the Board of Aldermen without the Mayor's approval, may suspend the
City Administrator from duty.
[R.O. 1997 §115.110; Ord. No. 1169 §5, 3-13-1995; Ord. No. 1538 §1, 8-6-2007; Ord. No. 1578 §1, 3-2-2009]
A. The duties of the City Administrator shall include, but not be limited
to, the following:
1.
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 Cassville.
2.
The City Administrator shall be the purchasing agent for the
City of Cassville and all purchases shall be made under his/her direction
and supervision in accordance with purchasing policy and procedures
approved by the Board of Aldermen.
[Ord. No. 1786, 4-9-2018]
3.
The City Administrator shall be responsible for the assembly
of 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.
4.
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 and such other
reports as the Mayor and the Board of Aldermen may require.
5.
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 the Personnel System regulations
approved by the Board of Aldermen) all subordinate employees of the
City of Cassville. Where any department head is appointed or permanently
removed, the City Administrator will notify the Board of Aldermen
prior to such action.
6.
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 for the
improvement of administrative services for the City.
7.
The City Administrator shall submit to the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen a proposed agenda for each Board meeting at least seventy-two
(72) hours before the time of the regular Board meeting.
8.
The City Administrator shall work with all City Boards and Committees
to help coordinate the work of each. The City Administrator shall
serve as Zoning Administrator.
9.
The City Administrator shall attend all meetings of the Board
of Aldermen.
10.
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.
11.
The City Administrator shall coordinate Federal and State programs
which may have application to the City of Cassville.
12.
The City Administrator shall attend State and Regional conference
programs applicable to his/her office and the business of the City
of Cassville, whenever such attendance is directed and approved by
the Board of Aldermen and Mayor.
13.
The City Administrator shall be responsible for keeping the
public informed in the purposes and methods of City Government through
all available news media.
14.
The City Administrator shall keep full and accurate records
of all actions taken by him/her in the course of his/her duties, and
he/she shall safely and properly keep all records and papers belonging
to the City of Cassville and entrusted to his/her care; all such records
shall be and remain property of the City of Cassville and be open
to inspection by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen at all times.
B. 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.
[R.O. 1997 §115.120; Ord. No. 1169 §6, 3-13-1995]
A. The powers of the City Administrator shall include the following:
1.
The City Administrator shall have responsibility for all real
and personal property of the City of Cassville. He/she shall have
responsibility for all inventories of such property and for the upkeep
of all such property. Personal property may be sold by the City Administrator
only with approval of the Board of Aldermen. Real property may be
sold only with the approval of the Board of Aldermen by resolution
or ordinance.
2.
The City Administrator shall have the power to prescribe such
rules and regulations as he/she shall deem necessary or expedient
for the conduct of administrative agencies subject to his/her authority,
and he/she 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.
3.
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 the authority to assign the employees of the City to any
department where they are needed for most effective discharge of the
functions of the City Government.
4.
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/her jurisdiction, and shall report on any condition
or fact concerning the City Government requested by the Mayor or Board
of Aldermen.
5.
The City Administrator shall have the power to overrule any
action taken by a department head, and may supersede him/her in the
functions of his/her office.
6.
The City Administrator shall have the power to appear before
and address the Board of Aldermen at any meeting.
B. At no time shall the duties and powers of the City Administrator
supersede the action by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen.