[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of
the City of Crystal Lake 1-19-1993 (Art. II, Ch. III, Section A, of the 1993 Code). Amendments
noted where applicable.]
The City Manager shall be appointed by the City
Council for an indefinite term pursuant to the provisions of the Illinois
Compiled Statutes. The Manager shall be appointed without regard to
his/her political beliefs, and need not be a resident of the City
of Crystal Lake when appointed. In the case of the absence or disability
of the Manager, the City Council may designate a qualified administrative
officer of the City to perform the duties of the Manager during his/her
absence or disability.
The City Manager shall be the administrative
head of the City, and shall exercise all powers and duties authorized
under the Illinois Compiled Statutes, as well as any others delegated
by the City Council, including, but not limited to the following:
A.
To enforce laws and ordinances within the City;
B.
To exercise control over all departmental employees and such departments as may be created by the City Council. This includes the testing and hiring of all employees, with the exception of sworn firefighters. The promotion and discipline of sworn police officers, the hiring and promotion of sworn firefighters, and the promotion of sworn firefighter paramedics shall be governed by § 11-1.
[Amended 2-5-2008 by Ord. No. 6324; 5-16-2023 by Ord. No. 7928]
C.
To appoint and remove all officers who are not required
to be elected under the provisions of 65 ILCS 5/3.1-5-5 through 5/3.1-55-25.
D.
To attend all meetings of the City Council with the
right to participate, but with no right to vote;
E.
To recommend to the City Council for adoption such
measures as he/she may deem necessary or expedient.
[Amended 3-21-2000 by Ord. No. 5257]
A.
The Manager shall examine all proposed contracts to
which the City may be a party, and may sign contracts on behalf of
the City except for those contracts required by law to be signed by
the Mayor or specifically authorized by the City Council to be signed
by the Mayor and attested by the City Clerk.
B.
It shall be the duty of the Manager to see to it that
all terms of any contract to which the City is a party are fully performed
by all parties thereto.
[Amended 3-21-2000 by Ord. No. 5257]
The Manager shall be purchasing agent of the
City and except where specific provision to the contrary is made by
law or the City Council, he/she shall make all purchases of supplies,
materials and equipment as authorized by the City Council in the annual
Appropriation Ordinance and City budget in the manner prescribed by
and subject to the limitations imposed by law.
The City Manager shall have all the powers and
exercise all the duties granted under the Illinois Compiled Statutes
to municipal clerks and comptrollers with respect to the preparation
of a report of estimated funds necessary to defray the expenses of
the City, for the consideration of the City Council prior to the preparation
of the annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance of the City.
It shall be the duty of the City Manager to
supervise the publication by the City Clerk of all notices, ordinances
or other documents required to be published under the Illinois Compiled
Statutes.
The City Manager shall prepare for the City
Clerk all notices, ballots, and election supplies necessary in connection
with municipal elections.[1]
A.
The City Manager shall prepare and have custody of
all municipal records which the ordinances of the City or the Illinois
Compiled Statutes require to be kept by the City and not by a specific
officer. Where the law makes it the duty of a specific officer to
keep or maintain records, the City Manager shall make available to
such officer all necessary clerical assistants for the preparation
of such records and shall make available a place for the custody of
such records. And in compliance herewith the City Manager may make
available to the Clerk, stenographic or clerical assistants necessary
for the preparation of the Journal of City Council Proceedings, and
the records or ordinances and all other documents which by law the
City Clerk is required to keep; and he/she may perform similar service
for the Treasurer in the maintenance of the bond register, and all
other records of documents which by law the Treasurer is required
to keep or prepare.
B.
Where the law requires or provides for certification
of any records or documents by any officer of the City, the City Manager
shall have authority to compel such officer to sign.
The City Manager shall cause to be kept a complete
set of maps and plats showing the location of all City utilities,
and all other municipal property, all streets and other public places,
and all lots or subdivided parcels of land.
Other duties of the City Manager shall include
the following:
A.
To perform such duties in connection with the administration of the licensing and control of the sale of alcoholic liquors within the City as may be delegated to him/her under the provision of Chapter 329, Liquor Licenses, of this Code.
B.
To issue all licenses and permits not otherwise provided
for by the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
C.
To appoint such administrative assistants as may be
necessary for the orderly operation of the City, as such positions
may be created in the annual Budget and Appropriation Ordinance of
the City.
D.
To serve as ex officio director of any vacant department
under his/her supervision until such time as that position is filled
by a separate appointment.
E.
To perform such other duties as may be authorized
by ordinances of the City or the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
The City Manager shall maintain an office in
the City Hall.
