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)