The City Council by five (5) affirmative votes shall appoint a City Manager who shall be the chief executive officer of the City and shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of the offices of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter. The City Manager shall be chosen by the City Council on the basis of executive and administrative training, experience and ability.
(Ordinance 2021-05-00934, prop. E, adopted 5/6/21)
The City Manager shall receive a salary, benefits and compensation as set by the City Council.
(Ordinance 2021-05-00934, prop. G, adopted 5/6/21)
The duties of the City Manager shall include the following:
(1) 
Provide that all laws and ordinances of the City are enforced.
(2) 
Appoint or hire all employees of the City, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(3) 
Suspend and remove, at will, employees, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(4) 
Provide for the efficient administration and operation of all departments, under the City Manager’s control including the maintenance of and public information request for all records thereof, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(5) 
Prepare and recommend to the City Council an annual operating budget and capital improvement program, as provided by this Charter, and administer and execute the budget as adopted by the City Council.
(6) 
Provide supervision and control over all departments and offices that are created by the City Council and employees appointed by the City Manager, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(7) 
Attend all meetings of the City Council with the right to take part in the discussion.
(8) 
Make recommendations to the City Council as the City Manager may deem necessary and expedient.
(9) 
Provide written reports no less than quarterly of the current financial conditions and future needs of the City to be presented orally at an open meeting of the City Council, and make such recommendations concerning the affairs of the City, as the City Manager or the City Council deems desirable or necessary.
(10) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the Charter or which may be required by ordinance or resolution of the City Council.
(Ordinance 2021-05-00934, prop. G, adopted 5/6/21)
The City Manager may, by letter filed with the City Secretary, designate a qualified city employee to exercise the powers and perform the duties of City Manager during the City Manager’s temporary absence. To perform the duties of the City Manager during the absence or disability exceeding thirty (30) days, the City Council may by resolution appoint an officer of the City to perform the duties of the City Manager until the City Manager shall return or such disability shall cease. In case of absence, disability, or illness exceeding thirty (30) days, where the duties of the City Manager could not be performed properly, the City Manager’s salary may be continued at the discretion of the City Council.
(Ordinance 2021-05-00934, prop. G, adopted 5/6/21)
The City Manager shall be removed, with or without cause, by five (5) affirmative votes of the City Council.
(Ordinance 2021-05-00934, prop. G, adopted 5/6/21)