The Council shall appoint a City Manager for an indefinite term,
who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. He/she
shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of his/her executive
and administrative training, experience, ability and character, and
without regard to political [conside]ration. The City Manager shall
reside within a reasonable response time as determined by the City
Council. No member of the Council shall, during the term for which
elected, be chosen as City Manager. The City Manager shall receive
such compensation as may fixed by the Council.
The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the
proper administration of all the affairs of the City. The powers herein
conferred upon the City Manager shall include, but shall not be limited
to the following:
(a) Appoint
and, when necessary for the welfare of the City, remove any officer
or employee of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter
and except as he/she may authorize the head of a department to appoint
and remove subordinates in such department.
(b) Serve
as Budget Officer for the City, prepare and submit to the Council
an annual budget, and be responsible for its administration after
adoption.
(c) Prepare
and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete
report on the finances and administrative activities of the preceding
year.
(d) Keep
the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of
the City and make such recommendations as may seem to him/her desirable.
(e) Perform
such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required
of him/her by the Council, not inconsistent with this Charter.
(f) Attend
all meetings of the Council, and he/she shall be notified of all meetings
of the Council.
(Amended by Ordinance O-09-12 at
an election held on May 12, 2012, prop. 4)
The council may remove the City Manager, upon the affirmative
vote of a majority of the entire Council. If removed after serving
six (6) months, he/she may demand written charges and the right to
he/she [be] heard thereon at a public meeting of the Council prior
to the date on which his/her final removal shall take effect; but
pending such hearing the Council may suspend him/her from office.
The action of the Council in suspending or removing the City Manager
shall be final, it being the intention of the Charter to vest all
authority and fix all responsibility for such suspension or removal
in the Council.
The City Council shall have power to inquire into the conduct
of any office, department, agency, officer or employee of the City
and to make investigations as to municipal affairs, and for that purpose
may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths and compel the production
of books, papers and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena
or produce books, papers or other evidence, as ordered under the provisions
of this section shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable
by fine not to exceed One Thousand ($1,000.00) Dollars.
Neither the Council nor any of its members shall direct or request
the appointment of any person to or his/her removal from office by
the City Manager or by any of his/her subordinates. However, the Council
may consult and advise the City Manager, make inquiry regarding the
appointments or removals and may express their opinion in regard thereto.
In regard to administrative and executive duties under the City Manager,
the Council and its members shall deal solely through the City Manager
and neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to
any subordinate of the City Manager, either privately or publicly.
Willful violation of the foregoing provisions of the Charter by any
member of the Council shall constitute official misconduct and shall
authorize the Council by a vote of a majority of its membership to
expel such offending member from the Council if found guilty after
a public hearing and thereby create a vacancy in the place held by
such member.
The City Manager, by letter filed with the City Secretary, may
designate a qualified administrative officer of the City to perform
his/her duties during his/her temporary absence or disability. In
the event of failure of the City Manager to make such designation,
the Council may by resolution appoint an officer of the City to perform
the duties of the City Manager until he/she shall return or his/her
disability shall cease.
There shall be such administrative departments as are established
by this Charter and such other administrative departments as may be
deemed necessary by the Council and as are established by ordinance,
all of which shall be under the control and direction of the City
Manager. The Council may abolish or combine one or more departments
created by it and may assign or transfer duties of any departments
of the City from one department to another by ordinance.
At the head of each department there shall be a director who
shall be appointed and who may be removed by the City Manager. Such
directors shall have supervision and control over their respective
departments and may serve as chiefs of divisions within their respective
departments. Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual
and the City Manager may head one or more departments.
The City shall take all necessary measures to protect the City
and the property of its citizens from destruction by fire or conflagration;
and shall have the authority to establish and maintain a fire department
within the City at such time as state statutes may require, and to
cooperate with any person, other governmental body, association or
corporation in the operation of the fire department, under such terms
as the City Council may prescribe.
Authority is also granted to support and assist in the maintenance
of a volunteer fire department.
The City of Glenn Heights shall establish a Police Department
and Reserve Force to protect and serve the citizens within the City
and to cooperate with any person, governmental body, association or
corporation in the operation of the Police Department, under such
terms as the City Council may prescribe. Duties will be, but not limited
to: maintaining public order, enforcement of regulations, traffic
control, police patrol, investigations, crime prevention, accident
investigation, and training.
(Amended at election of May 4, 2002)
The City Manager shall appoint and remove the City Secretary
and such Assistant City Secretaries as the City Council shall deem
advisable. The duties of the City Secretary, or an Assistant City
Secretary shall be as required by law and as established by the Job
Description as adopted with the City’s Pay Classification Plan.
(Amended by Ordinance O-846-07 at
an election held May 12, 2007, prop. 4)