The Council shall appoint a person to be an officer of the City who shall have the title of City Manager and shall have the powers and perform the duties as provided in this division. No member of the Council shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected, nor within two years of the expiration of his term. The term City Manager shall be synonymous with the term "City Administrator."
The City Manager shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office as set forth herein.
The Council shall from time to time and in compliance with the Charter of the City of Bowie, fix such compensation as it shall deem adequate for the City Manager. The Council may embody the terms and conditions governing the employment of the City Manager in a contract approved by Council resolution.
The Council shall appoint the City Manager who shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council; provided, however, that the Council may remove him/her by a majority vote of the entire Council upon 30 days' written notice to the City Manager.
The City Administrator shall:
A. 
See that this Code or other ordinances of the City are faithfully executed by the chief executive officer of the City, and be the head of the administrative branch of the City government.
B. 
Subject to the terms of the law enforcement officers Bill of Rights with respect to police personnel, appoint and remove all subordinate officers and employees of the City in accordance with the rules and regulations of any merit system which may be adopted by the Council.
[Amended 1-16-2007 by Ord. No. O-2-07, effective 2-15-2007]
C. 
Make an annual report to the Council and to the public on the condition of municipal affairs.
D. 
Make such recommendations to the Council as he deems proper for the public good and welfare of the City.
E. 
Be the Chief Financial Officer of the City. The financial powers of the City, except as otherwise provided for in this article, shall be exercised by the City Manager.
F. 
Prepare an annual budget to be submitted to the Council.
G. 
Supervise and be responsible for the disbursement of all money and have control over all expenditures to assure that budget appropriations are not exceeded.
H. 
Maintain a general accounting system for the City in such form as the Council may require but not contrary to state law.
I. 
Submit at the end of each fiscal year and at such other times as the Council may require a complete financial report to the Council.
J. 
Ascertain that all taxable property within the City is assessed for taxation.
K. 
Collect all taxes, special assessments, license fees, liens, and all other revenues, including utility revenues of the City and all other revenues for whose collection the City is responsible, and receive any funds receivable by the City.
L. 
Have custody of all public money, belonging to or under control of the City, except as to funds in the control of any set of trustees, and have custody of all bonds and notes of the City.
M. 
Arrange for the taking of minutes of all Council meetings and keep a full and accurate account of the proceedings of the Council.
N. 
Do such other things as the Council may require or as may be required elsewhere in the City Charter.
O. 
Delegate any of the duties as listed in this section to the Assistant City Manager, as needed.