In accordance with Act No. 201 of the Public Acts of Michigan
of 1974 (MCLA § 65.8) the position of Village Manager is
created.
The Council shall appoint a Village Manager, who shall serve
at the pleasure of the Council. He shall be removed by the Council
but only after a full hearing before the Council. He shall be selected
fully on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications
with special reference to his training and experience. The Council
may contract with an individual for employment as Village Manager
for a specific period of time and upon such other terms and conditions
as the Village Manager and Council deem appropriate.
The Village Manager shall receive such compensation as the Council
shall fix from time to time by resolution or contract.
The Council may appoint or designate an acting Village Manager
during the period of a vacancy in the office of Village Manager or
during the absence of the Village Manager from the Village.
[Amended 7-15-1987 by Ord. No. 158; 6-21-1999 by Ord. No. 231]
The Village Manager shall be the chief administrative officer
of the Village government. His functions and duties shall be to:
A. Be responsible to the Council for efficient administration of all
administrative departments of the Village.
B. Exercise and perform all administrative functions of the Village
that are not imposed by statute or ordinance upon some other official.
C. Employ a Chief of Police, police officers and other necessary personnel,
who shall serve at the pleasure of the Village Manager and be subject
to the direction of the Village Manager.
D. Employ a Director of Public Works, public works' employees and
other necessary personnel, who shall serve at the pleasure of the
Village Manager and be subject to the direction of the Village Manager.
E. Employ, supervise and discharge all other employees of the Village.
F. Attend all meetings of the Village Council with the right to take
part in the discussions but without the right to vote.
G. Be a member ex officio of all Village Boards.
H. Recommend to Council adoption of such measures that he may deem necessary
or expedient for betterment or improvement of the Village.
I. Prepare an annual budget, submit the budget to the Council, recommend
the budget for adoption, and be responsible for administration of
the budget.
J. Recommend to the Council personnel and purchasing policies for the
Village and be the Village's purchasing agent.
K. Present to the Council periodic reports and special reports and request
the same to the Council governing the activities of the Village administration
for which he is responsible.
L. Recommend to the Council the salary to be paid to each appointed
person employed under the Village.
M. Exercise supervisory responsibility over the accounting, budgeting,
personnel, purchasing and related management functions of the Village
Manager.
N. Perform such other duties as may be required of him from time to
time by the Council not inconsistent with the statutes or ordinances.
Neither the Council or the Village President shall dictate the
recommendations of the Village Manager as to the appointment of any
person to office or to the employment of any person by the Village
Manager or in any way interfere with the Village Manager to prevent
him from exercising his judgment therein or in the direction of the
department under his jurisdiction. Except for purpose of inquiry,
the President and Council and its members shall deal with departments
under the jurisdiction of the Village Manager through the Village
Manager.