The office of city manager is created. The city manager shall be appointed by the city council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. The city manager shall hold office during the pleasure of the city council. No person elected to membership in the city council shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed following the expiration of the last term on which he was elected.
(Ord. 288 § 1, 1949)
In the absence of the city manager or in the event of his temporary disability to perform the duties of the office, some other properly qualified person appointed by the city manager shall perform the duties of the office of city manager.
(Ord. 288 § 2, 1949; Ord. 906 § 1, 1982; Ord. 967 § 5, 1984; Ord. 1053 § 5, 1989)
The city manager shall be the administrative head of the city government. The city manager shall be responsible to the city council for the efficient administration of all affairs of the city. In addition to general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereof, it shall be the duty of the city manager and the city manager shall have power:
(a) 
To see that all laws of the state pertaining to the city and all city ordinances are duly enforced;
(b) 
To appoint, discipline and dismiss all appointed officers and employees of the city, excepting the members of council-appointed boards and commissions and the city attorney;
(c) 
To establish, organize, and assign functions to such departments, divisions, offices, and positions as considered necessary or appropriate, to transfer employees from one department or division to another, where legally permissible, to consolidate and combine departments, divisions, offices and positions with the consent of the city council, and to assign responsibility for performing functions to those management positions as are authorized by the city council;
(d) 
To make such rules and regulations as deemed necessary for the administration of affairs of the city;
(e) 
To attend all meetings of the city council and all meetings of all committees thereof, unless excused therefrom by the city council or by the committee;
(f) 
To recommend to the city council for adoption such measures and ordinances as deemed necessary or proper;
(g) 
To keep the city council advised at all times as to the financial conditions and needs of the city;
(h) 
To prepare and submit an annual budget to the city council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption;
(i) 
To prepare and recommend the salary plan to the city council;
(j) 
To make and execute contracts on behalf of the city for commodities or services included in the annual budget, or otherwise authorized by council action;
(k) 
To make investigations into the affairs of the city and each department and division thereof; to make investigations with respect to all contracts and obligations in which the city is a party;
(l) 
To investigate all complaints in relation to all matters concerning the administration of the government of the city; to investigate the service required to be rendered by any public utility in the city, and to see that all provisions of franchises, permits and privileges granted by the city are faithfully observed;
(m) 
To exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks and other public property which are under the control and jurisdiction of the city;
(n) 
To devote the entire time during customary working hours to the duties and interests of the city;
(o) 
To perform such other and additional duties and to exercise such other additional powers as may be vested in the city manager by statute, ordinance or resolution, or otherwise delegated by the city council.
(Ord. 288 § 4, 1949; Ord. 1011 § 1, 1987)
Neither the city council nor any of its members shall interfere with the execution by the city manager of the city manager’s powers and duties or directly or indirectly order the appointment or removal, by the city manager or by any of the department heads, of any person to any position in the city service. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the city council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager, and neither the council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the city manager, either publicly or privately. The city manager shall take orders and instructions from the city council only when it is sitting in a lawfully held meeting.
(Ord. 288 § 6, 1949; Ord. 1011 § 2, 1980)
The city manager shall receive such salary as the city council shall, from time to time, fix by resolution or by motion.
(Ord. 288 § 7, 1949)