The office of city manager of the city is created and established. The city manager shall be appointed by the city council wholly on the basis of his or her administrative and executive ability and qualifications, and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the city council.
(Prior code § 1-2.07)
No person elected as a councilman of the city shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed after such councilmember shall have ceased to be a member of the city council.
(Prior code § 1-2.09)
The city manager shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be approved by the city council in such sum as may be determined by the city council, and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon the city manager as prescribed in this chapter. Any premium for such bond shall be a proper charge against the city.
(Prior code § 1-2.10)
Within 30 days after his or her appointment the city manager shall recommend for council approval his or her choice of one of the officers or department heads of the city to serve as city manager pro tempore during any temporary absence or disability of the city manager. The approval of the city council and the appointment by the city council of a city manager pro tempore shall be recorded in the minutes. In case of the absence or disability of the city manager and his or her failure to choose a city manager pro tempore, the city council may designate some qualified city employee to perform the duties of the city manager during the period of absence or disability of the city manager, subject, however, to said person furnishing a corporate surety bond conditioned upon faithful performance of the duties required to be performed in Section 2.08.040.
(Prior code § 1-2.11)
The city manager shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the city council shall from time to time determine and fix by resolution, and said compensation and expense shall be a charge against such funds of the city as the city council shall designate. The city manager shall be reimbursed for all sums necessarily incurred or paid by him or her in the performance of his or her duties or incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the city under direction of the city council; reimbursement shall only be made, however, when a verified, itemized claim, setting forth the sums expended for such business for which reimbursement is requested, has been presented to the city council for approval.
(Prior code § 1-2.12)
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 which 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 he or she shall have the powers set forth in Sections 2.08.080 through 2.08.210 of this chapter.
(Prior code § 1-2.13)
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 are faithfully observed. The city manager shall appoint certain specified city personnel to enforce ordinances and statutes pursuant to the requirements of Penal Code Section 836.5.
(Prior code § 1-2.14; Ord. 1316 § 1, 1987)
It shall be the duty of the city manager and the city manager shall have the authority to control, order and give directions to all heads of departments and to subordinate officers and employees of the city under the city manager's jurisdiction through their department heads, except for the office of city attorney.
(Prior code § 1-2.15; Ord. 1444 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023)
It shall be the duty of the city manager, and the city manager shall appoint, remove, promote and demote any and all official officers and employees of the city, except the city attorney, subject only to rules and regulations of appeal as may be established by the city council.
(Prior code § 1-2.16; Ord. 1444 § 1, 1990; Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023)
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the city manager to recommend to the city council such reorganization of offices, positions, departments 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 § 1-2.17)
It shall be the duty of the city manager and he or she shall recommend to the city council for the adoption of such measures and ordinances as he or she deems necessary or expedient.
(Prior code § 1-2.18)
It shall be the duty of the city manager to attend all meetings of the city council unless excused therefrom, except when his or her removal is under consideration.
(Prior code § 1-2.19)
It shall be the duty of the city manager to keep the city council at all times fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the city.
(Prior code § 1-2.20)
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 § 1-2.21)
It shall be the duty of the city manager and he or she shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all of the departments or divisions of the city. No expenditures shall be submitted or recommended to the city council except on report and approval of the city manager.
(Prior code § 1-2.22)
It shall be the duty of the city manager 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.
(Prior code § 1-2.23)
It shall be the duty of the city manager to investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the city government and in regard to the service maintained by the public utilities in said city, and to see that all franchises and permits granted by the city are faithfully performed and observed.
(Prior code § 1-2.24)
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 which are under the control and jurisdiction of the city council. This includes the authority to approve administrative rules, regulations and policies regarding the Pleasanton Pioneer Cemetery.
(Prior code § 1-2.25; Ord. 2165 § 1, 2017)
It shall be the duty of the city manager to devote his or her entire time to the duties of his or her office in the interests of the city.
(Prior code § 1-2.26)
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 action of the city council. The city council delegates authority to the city manager to sign warrants, contracts, deeds, conveyances and instruments per California Government Code Section 40602.
(Prior code § 1-2.27; Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023)
The city council and its members shall deal with the administrative services of the city manager only through the city manager, except for the purpose of inquiry, and neither the city council nor any member thereof shall give orders 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 held meeting of the city council and no individual councilman shall give any orders or instructions to the city manager.
(Prior code § 1-2.28)
It shall be the duty of all subordinate officers and the city clerk and city attorney to assist the city manager in administering the affairs of the city efficiently, economically and harmoniously so far as may be consistent with their duties as prescribed by law and ordinances of the city.
(Prior code § 1-2.29; Ord. 2244 § 2, 2023)
The city manager may attend any and all meetings of the planning commission, park commission, and any other commissions, boards or committees hereafter created by the city council, upon his or her own volition or upon direction of the city council. At such meetings which the city manager attends, he or she shall be heard by such commissions, boards or committees as to all matters upon which he or she wishes to address the members thereof, 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 § 1-2.30)
The city manager shall give the city council 30 days' notice, in writing, of his or her desire to resign or retire. Failure to do so shall constitute grounds for removal, if the council so desires, pursuant to Section 2.08.260.
(Prior code § 1-2.31)
The removal of the city manager shall be only upon a three-member vote of the whole council of the city in regular council meetings, subject, however, to the provisions of the next succeeding sections. In case of his or her intended removal by the city council, the city manager shall be furnished with a written notice stating the council's intention to remove him or her and the reason therefor, at least 30 days before the effective date of his or her removal.
(Prior code § 1-2.32)
Within seven days after the delivery to the city manager of such notice, he or she may, by written notification to the city clerk, request a hearing before the city council. Thereafter, the city council shall fix a time for the hearing which shall be held at its usual meeting place, but before the expiration of the 30-day period, at which the city manager shall appear and be heard, with or without counsel.
(Prior code § 1-2.33)
After furnishing the city manager with written notice of intended removal, the city council may suspend him or her from duty, but his or her compensation shall continue until his or her removal by resolution of the council passed subsequent to the aforesaid hearing.
(Prior code § 1-2.34)
In removing the city manager, the city council shall use its uncontrolled discretion and its action shall be final and shall not depend upon any particular showing or degree of proof at the hearing; the purpose of which is to allow the city manager to present to the city council his or her grounds of opposition to his or her removal prior to its action.
(Prior code § 1-2.35)
Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter, the city manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of 90 days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the city at which election a member of the city council is elected; the purpose of this provision is to allow any newly elected member of the city council or a reorganized city council to observe the actions and ability of the city manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his or her office. After the expiration of said 90-day period aforementioned, the provisions of Section 2.08.290 as to the removal of the city manager shall apply and be effective.
(Prior code § 1-2.36)