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There is hereby created and established the office of City Administrator
for the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
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A qualified person shall be appointed City Administrator for
the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri, by the Mayor; such appointment
shall be approved by the Board of Aldermen.
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The person appointed to the office of City Administrator shall
be at least twenty-one (21) years of age and shall be a graduate of
an accredited university or college with a bachelor's degree and extensive
experience in policy setting and management of a municipal government.
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The City Administrator shall receive such compensation as may
be determined from time to time by the Board of Aldermen by ordinance.
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The City Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the appointing
authority. The Mayor, with the consent of a majority of the full Board
of Aldermen, may remove the City Administrator from office at will,
and such City Administrator may also be removed by a two-thirds (2/3)
vote of the full Board of Aldermen independently of the Mayor's approval
or disapproval.
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A. Administrative Office. 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 Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
B. Purchasing. The City Administrator shall be the Purchasing Agent
for the City.
C. Budget. The City Administrator shall be the Budget Officer of the
City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri, 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 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 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 Board of Aldermen may require.
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,
after consultation with department heads, shall approve advancements
in position 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 personnel
system regulations approved by the Board of Aldermen) all subordinate
employees of the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri. The City Administrator
shall make recommendations of appointment and removal of department
heads to the Mayor, and such recommendations shall be approved by
the Board of Aldermen.
G. Policy Formulation. 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 or for the improvement of administrative services for the City.
H. Bid Specifications. When required by the Comprehensive Purchase Policy
of the City, 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.
I. State And Federal Aid Programs. The City Administrator shall coordinate
Federal and State programs which may have application to the City
of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
J. 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.
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A. City Property. The City Administrator shall have responsibility for
all real and personal property of the City of Lake Lotawana, Missouri.
City Administrator 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 approval of the Board
of Aldermen by resolution or ordinance.
B. Set Administrative Policies. The City Administrator shall have the
responsibility to prescribe and amend such rules and regulations as
the City Administrator shall deem necessary or expedient for the conduct
of administrative agencies subject to the City Administrator's authority.
C. Coordinate Departments. The City Administrator shall have the responsibility
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 of City Government.
D. Investigate And Report. The City Administrator shall have the authority
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.
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No member of the Board of Aldermen shall intentionally and 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.