[Amended 11-2-1976]
The Mayor, with the approval of the Councilors, shall appoint the members of all City committees, boards and commissions. The Mayor shall sign all approved records of the proceedings of the Council over which he or she presides. The Mayor may establish and appoint special or temporary committees from among the members of the Council and may determine the business to be placed upon the Council meeting agendas. The Mayor has no veto power and shall sign and date all ordinances enacted by the Council within three days after their enactment; but if the Mayor does not attend a meeting, any ordinance passed at the meeting shall be signed and dated by the officer who presides at the meeting.
[Amended 11-2-1976; 5-20-1980]
A. 
The City Manager shall be chosen on the basis of administrative qualifications and may not have served as a member of the Lake Oswego City Council within one year immediately preceding the date of appointment. The Manager may not receive compensation for a period more than six months after leaving the office.
B. 
The City Manager:
1. 
Is the full time chief administrative officer of the City and shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of those City affairs over which he or she is charged with responsibility pursuant to this Charter;
2. 
Shall appoint, remove, discipline and supervise all employees of the City in a manner consistent with the City personnel system, except as otherwise provided by this Charter;
3. 
Shall annually prepare and submit a proposed City budget for the ensuing fiscal year and properly administer the budget as adopted;
4. 
Shall keep the Council advised of the financial condition and needs of the City;
5. 
Shall make recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the City;
6. 
Shall, after authorization from the Council, conduct all aspects of real property transactions on behalf of the City;
7. 
Shall act as the purchasing agent for the City;
8. 
Shall provide for enforcement of all City laws and regulations;
9. 
Shall perform other duties consistent with this Charter and required by the Council; and
10. 
Shall engage in no incompatible business or occupation.
C. 
The Manager is entitled to sit with the Council but has no vote on questions before it. The Manager may take part in all Council discussions.
D. 
In case of the Manager's unauthorized absence from the City, disability to act as Manager, discharge by the Council, or resignation, the Mayor, with advice and consent of the Councilors, shall appoint a City Manager Pro Tem, who shall possess the powers and duties of the City Manager. No City Manager Pro Tem, however, may appoint or remove a City employee except with the approval of a majority of the entire Council. No City Manager Pro Tem may hold his or her position as such for more than six months, and no appointment of a City Manager Pro Tem may be renewed.
E. 
No Council member may directly or indirectly, by suggestion, or otherwise, attempt to influence or coerce the Manager in the making of any appointment or the removal of any employee, in the purchase of supplies or to exact a promise relative to an appointment from any candidate for Manager. A violation of this Subsection forfeits the office of the offending Council member after a public hearing by the Council is held and the Council determines that a violation of this Subsection has taken place. Nothing in this Subsection, however, prohibits the Council in open session from fully and freely discussing with or suggesting to the Manager anything pertaining to City affairs or the interest of the City.
[Amended 11-2-1976; 5-20-1980]
A. 
The City Attorney shall:
1. 
Be a member in good standing of the Oregon State Bar and be chosen without regard to political considerations and solely with reference to his or her legal and administrative qualifications;
2. 
Be the full time chief legal officer of the City and perform whatever duties consistent with this Charter are required by the Council;
3. 
Appoint and may remove all members of his or her staff, such employees to be under the City Attorney's direction and control and subject to the provisions of the City personnel system; and
4. 
Engage in no incompatible business or occupation.
B. 
The City Attorney may not receive compensation for a period more than six months after leaving the office.
A. 
The Municipal Judge shall be the judicial officer of the City. The Council may appoint one or more Municipal Judges Pro Tem in the same manner as the Municipal Judge is appointed.
B. 
The Municipal Judge and Municipal Judges Pro Tem shall be members of the Oregon State Bar and be chosen without regard to political considerations and solely with reference to legal and administrative qualifications.
C. 
The Municipal Judges shall hold, at places authorized by the Council, a Municipal Court known as the Municipal Court of the City of Lake Oswego. The Court shall be open for the transaction of judicial business at times established by the rules and practice of the Court.
D. 
The Municipal Judge may exercise original jurisdiction of all crimes, offenses and infractions defined and made punishable by ordinances of the City and may exercise original jurisdiction of actions brought to recover or enforce forfeitures or penalties defined or authorized by ordinances of the City. The Municipal Judge may issue process for the arrest of any person accused of an offense against the City, commit any such person to jail or admit him or her to bail or order his or her release on recognizance pending trial, issue search warrants, issue subpoenas to compel witnesses to appear and testify in connection with any cause before the Court, compel obedience to such subpoenas and other orders of the Court, issue any process necessary to carry into effect the judgments and orders of the Court, and punish witnesses and others for direct or indirect contempt of Court. When not governed by ordinances or this Charter, all proceedings in the Municipal Court shall be governed by the applicable general laws of the state governing justices of the peace and justice courts.
E. 
To the extent now or hereafter permitted by state law, the Council may by ordinance designate a state court and the judges thereof to perform and exercise all or any part of the Municipal Court's and Municipal Judge's powers, functions and jurisdiction. If the designation is complete, the office of the Municipal Judge is abolished. The Council at any time may by ordinance recall any powers, functions and jurisdiction designated and such action shall reestablish the office of municipal Judge.