Note: Prior ordinance history: Ord. 4.
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 administrative and executive ability and qualifications and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the City Council.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
Residence in the City at the time of appointment of a City Manager shall not be required as a condition of the appointment, but within 180 days thereafter the City Manager must become a resident of the City unless the City Council approves his or her residence outside the City.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
The City Manager, by a letter filed with the City Clerk, shall designate a qualified City Administrative Officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of manager during his or her temporary absence or disability. In the event the City Manager's absence or disability extends over a three month period, the City Council may, after the three month period, appoint an Acting City Manager.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984; Ord. 363, 1999)
The City Manager shall receive such compensation and expense allowance as the City Council shall from time to time determine, and such compensation shall be a proper charge against such funds of the City as the City Council shall designate.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
The City Manager shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of his or her official duties, including those incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the City.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
The City Manager shall be the administrative head of the government of the City under the direction and control of the City Council. The City Manager will promote teamwork and harmony with staff and City Council. The City Manager 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 2-4.08 through 2-4.17.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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 heads of departments, subordinate officers, and employees of the City through their department heads.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to, and he or she shall, appoint, remove, promote and demote any and all officers and employees of the City except elective officers and the City Attorney. Appointment, removal, promotion and demotion of department heads, officers and employees shall be recommended to the City Council for concurrence and conformation.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Manager to conduct studies and recommend to the City Council for their concurrence 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to attend all meetings of the City Council unless excused therefrom by the Mayor individually or the City Council as a whole, except when his or her removal is under consideration for misconduct.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he or she shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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; further, 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 public utilities in the City.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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 properties which are under the control and jurisdiction of the City Council.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
(a) 
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 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 Council Member shall give any orders or instructions to the City Manager. The City Council shall instruct the City Manager in matters of policy. Any action, determination or omission of the City Manager shall be subject to review by the City Council. The City Council may not overrule, change or modify any such action, determination or omission except by the affirmative vote of at least three members of the City Council.
(b) 
Council Members shall not attempt to coerce or influence staff in the making of appointments, the awarding of contracts, the selection of consultants, the processing of development applications, or the granting of City licenses or permits. Council Members shall not attempt to change or interfere with the operating policies and practices of any City department.
(c) 
Council Members shall not attend internal staff meetings or meetings between City staff and third persons unless invited by City staff or directed by Council to do so. Council Members may attend meetings of private organizations that staff may attend. Council Members may attend any public meeting of the City or any public agency.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984; Ord. 504 § 2, 2007)
The City Manager may attend any and all meetings of the Planning Commission, and any other 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 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. he or she shall inform such 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
The City Manager shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the City Council. The removal of the City Manager, when he or she no longer serves at the pleasure of the City Council, shall be effected only by a majority vote of the whole Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting. 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
In the event the intended removal of the City Manager is for wilful misconduct in office, written notice to the City Manager, as provided by Section 2-4.20, shall state that the reason for removal is wilful misconduct in office and shall state specific facts which constitute such wilful misconduct. The procedure for hearing and for suspension pending hearing shall be followed, as stated in Sections 2-4.23 through 2-4.24. A determination of wilful misconduct in office shall be evidenced by specific findings of fact constituting such wilful misconduct. The determination of what constitutes wilful misconduct shall be within the sole discretion of the City Council, provided that it shall relate to the welfare of the City.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
"Wilful misconduct"
includes conduct directly related to conduct in office and directly related to the duties of the office. It includes the refusal to follow the lawful directions of the City Council. It also includes conduct not directly related to the performance of official duties of the office when such conduct has a direct and harmful effect on the welfare of the City. Evidence of such direct and harmful effect includes, but is not limited to, conviction of a felony.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
Within seven days after the delivery to the City Manager of such notice required in Section 2-4.20, 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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 hearing described in Section 2-4.23.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
In removing the City Manager, except as provided in Section 2-4.21, 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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
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.
(Ord. 86 § 1, 1984)
As a result of the November 2016 General Election, the voters decided to have the office of the City Clerk appointed. The position will remain elected until the end of term, December 2018, or sooner if there is a vacancy. Once a vacancy occurs, the City Council authorizes the City Manager to appoint the City Clerk, pursuant to Government Code Section 36510.
(Ord. 605 § 1, 2016)