The office of the City Manager is created and established. The
City Manager shall be appointed by the City Council wholly on the
basis of his or her qualified administrative and executive ability.
He or she shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the City
Council.
(1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
When a new City Council takes office following the most recent
election and the City Manager under the newly formed City Council
is an incumbent, there shall be a cooling-off period of 120 days,
during which time the considered replacement of the City Manager shall
be held in abeyance. Such cooling-off period is intended as a time
for full recognition and appreciation by the City Council of the range
and depth of problems confronting City government and to know and
understand the incumbent City Manager's skills in dealing with the
City and its problems.
(Prior code § 2200.1; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
No Councilmember shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager
until one year has elapsed after such Councilmember's term of Council
membership has ceased.
(Prior code § 2202; 1046 § 1, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Manager shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be
determined and approved by the City Council, and shall be conditioned
upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon the City
Manager as herein prescribed. Any premium for such bond shall be a
proper charge against the City.
(Prior code § 2203; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Manager, by filing a written notice with the City Clerk,
shall designate a qualified City employee to exercise the powers and
perform the duties of City Manager during his or her temporary absence
or disability. In the event of the City Manager's extended absence
or disability the City Council may appoint an acting City Manager.
(Prior code § 2204; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Manager shall receive such compensation as the City
Council shall from time to time determine. In addition, the City Manager
shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred
by him or her in the performance of his or her official duties.
(Prior code § 2205; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the government of the City under the direction and control of the City Council except as otherwise provided in this chapter. He or she shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the affairs of the City that are under his or her control. In addition to his or her general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be his or her duty and that of his or her designated representatives to have and exercise the powers set forth in Sections
2.08.080 through
2.08.200.
(Prior code § 2206; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to enforce all laws
and ordinances of the City and to see that all franchises, contracts,
permits, and privileges granted by the City Council and/or other City
boards, commissions, or bodies are faithfully observed. He or she
is empowered to designate City officers or employees of the City to
exercise the powers authorized by Section 836.5(a) of the California
Penal Code, including the issuance of citations for violations of
the provisions of the Municipal Code pursuant to Sections 853.5 and
853.6 of the California
Penal Code. He or she is also responsible
for general policy supervision of the public safety functions and
primary liaison between these departments and City Council.
(Prior code § 2206.1; 1046 § 2, 1969; 1605 § 1, 1977; 2813 § 1,
2012)
Any City officer or employee designated by the City Manager under Section
2.08.080 shall complete such training and education as is required by law prior to assuming any duties under said section.
(1605 § 2, 1977; 2813 § 1, 2012)
Any City officer or employee designated by the City Manager under Section
2.08.080 shall have the powers and duties granted by that section only when performing expressly assigned duties. At all other times such officers and employees shall have no status as a peace officer or any powers, authority, or duties of a peace officer.
(1605 § 3, 1977; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager, and he or she shall
have the authority to control, order, and give directions to all department
heads and to subordinate officers and employees of the City under
his or her jurisdiction through their department heads.
(Prior code § 2206.2; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to appoint, remove,
promote, and demote any and all officers and employees of the City,
subject to all applicable human resources ordinances, rules, and regulations.
These powers particularly apply to all department and division heads
and the primary assistants in the office of the City Manager, who
shall not be subject to other ordinances, rules, or regulations.
(Prior code § 2206.3; 1046 § 2, 1969; 1062 § 1, 1969; 2813 § 1,
2012)
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Manager
to conduct studies and effect such administrative reorganization of
offices, positions, or units under his or her direction as may be
indicated in the interest of efficient, effective, and economical
conduct of the City's business.
(Prior code § 2206.4; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he or she shall
recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures and ordinances
as he or she deems necessary.
(Prior code § 2206.5; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to attend all meetings
of the City Council unless at his or her request he or she is excused
therefrom by the Mayor individually, or the City Council, except when
his or her removal is under consideration.
(Prior code § 2206.6; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to keep the City Council
fully advised at all times as to the financial condition and needs
of the City.
(Prior code § 2206.7; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to prepare and submit
the proposed annual budget and the proposed annual salary plan to
the City Council for its approval.
(Prior code § 2206.8; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Manager
to prepare and submit a proposed five-year plan for the City. The
plan is to include the five-year forecasts with regard to resources
(financial, physical, managerial, technical) and their allocation.
The five-year plan is to be updated and modified annually.
(Prior code § 2206.9; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to see that no expenditures
are submitted or recommended to the City Council except on approval
of the City Manager or his or her designated Finance Director. The
City Manager, or his or her representative, shall be responsible for
the purchase of all supplies for all the departments or divisions
of the City.
(Prior code § 2206.10; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager or his or her designated
representative to make investigations into the affairs of the City
and any department or division thereof, and any contract or the proper
performance of any obligations of the City. Further, it shall be the
duty of the City Manager or his or her designated representative to
investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration
of the City government, and in regard to the service maintained by
public utilities in the City.
(Prior code § 2206.11; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he or she shall
exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks,
and all other public property that is under the control and jurisdiction
of the City Council.
(Prior code § 2206.12; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to perform such other
duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him or
her from time to time by ordinance or resolution or other official
action of the City Council.
(Prior code § 2206.13; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Council and its members shall deal with the administrative
services of the City only through the City Manager, except for the
purpose of inquiry, and neither the City Council, nor any member thereof,
shall give orders or instructions to any subordinates of the City
Manager. The City Manager shall take his or her orders and instructions
from the City Council only when sitting in a duly convened meeting
of the City Council, and no individual Councilmember shall give any
orders or instructions to the City Manager.
(Prior code § 2207.1; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be the duty and basic responsibility of all subordinate
officers to assist the City Manager in administering the affairs of
the City efficiently, economically, and for the good of the City.
(Prior code § 2207.2; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The City Manager may attend any and all meetings of any commission,
board, or committee created by the City Council, upon his or her own
volition or upon direction of the City Council. At such meetings that
the City Manager attends, he or she shall be heard by such commission,
board, or committee as to all matters upon which he or she wishes
to address the members thereof; and he or she shall inform the members
as to the status of any matter being considered by the City Council;
and he or she shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the members
of all commissions, boards, or committees appointed by the City Council.
(Prior code § 2207.3; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
The removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a majority vote of the whole City Council as then constituted, convened in a regular City Council meeting, subject to the provisions of this section and Section
2.08.020. In case of intended removal, the City Manager shall be furnished with a written notice at least 60 days before the effective date of his or her dismissal stating the City Council's intention to remove him or her, or, in lieu of notice, 60 days' pay shall be granted.
(Prior code § 2208.1; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
It shall be a basic obligation for the City Manager to continually
be aware of the most modern techniques, methods, and programs in the
field to ensure the efficient prosecution of his or her office. He
or she is to be prepared and able to attend schools, conferences,
symposiums, etc., which are deemed most valuable, but which do not
detract from the execution of his or her responsibilities.
(Prior code § 2209; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on
the power or authority of the City Council to enter into any supplemental
agreement with the City Manager delineating additional terms and conditions
of employment not inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter.
(Prior code § 2210; 1046 § 2, 1969; 2813 § 1, 2012)