[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.