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)