The City Manager shall be chosen by the City Commission solely
on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with
special reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of,
accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter
set forth. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident
of the city or state, but during his tenure of office he shall reside
within the City.
The City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the
head of the administrative branch of the city government. He shall
be responsible to the Commission for the proper administration of
all affairs of the City and to that end, he shall have power and shall
be required to:
(1) Appoint
and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers
and employees of the City except as otherwise provided by this Charter
and except as he may authorize the head of a department to appoint
and remove subordinates in such department.
(2) Prepare
the budget annually and submit it to the Commission and be responsible
for its administration after adoption.
(3) Prepare
and submit to the Commission as of the end of the fiscal year a complete
report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for
the preceding year.
(4) Keep the
Commission advised of the financial condition and future needs of
the City and make such recommendation as may seem to him desirable.
(5) Perform
such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required
of him by the Commission, not inconsistent with this Charter.
To perform his duties during his temporary absence or disability,
the manager may designate by letter filed with the city clerk a qualified
administrative officer of the City. In the event of failure of the
manager to make such designation, the Commission may by resolution
appoint an officer of the City to perform the duties of the manager
until he shall return or his disability shall cease.
At the head of each administrative department there shall be
a director, who shall be an officer of the City and shall have supervision
and control of the department subject to the City Manager.
Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual,
the manager may head one or more departments, and directors of departments
may also serve as chiefs of divisions.
The work of each administrative department may be distributed
among such divisions thereof as may be established by ordinance upon
the recommendation of the manager: Pending the passage of an ordinance
or ordinances distributing the work of departments under the supervision
and control of the manager among specific divisions thereof, the manager
may establish temporary divisions.