[Ord. No. 330-2008 §1, 5-6-2008; passed in election 4-8-2008; Ord. No. 45-2019, 8-6-2019; passed in election 11-5-2019]
The Council shall appoint a City Manager who shall devote full
time to the duties of this office. Said Manager shall be chosen on
the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special
reference to knowledge of, and experience in, municipal administration.
The City Manager shall have a Neosho address and have no more than
a thirty-minute response time to the Neosho City Hall.
[Ord. No. 330-2008 §1, 5-6-2008; passed in election 4-8-2008]
The Manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council.
The compensation for the Manager shall be fixed by the Council, but
shall not be diminished during the service of an incumbent without
the written consent of the Manager.
Subject to rules and regulations established by the Council,
it shall be the duty of the City Manager:
(1)
To
see that all ordinances are enforced;
(2)
To
appoint all officers, heads of departments, and employees of the departments
under the control of the Manager, and remove the same for cause, and
have general supervision and control over the same;
(3)
To
attend all meetings of the Council unless excused therefrom by the
Council, to have a seat with the Council, and to have the right to
take part in discussion, but may not vote;
(4)
To
act as ex officio member of all Boards and Commissions;
(5)
To
keep the Council advised on the needs of the City;
(6)
To
prepare and submit to the Council an annual budget estimate for all
departments under the control of the Manager, together with the budget
estimates prepared by the heads of the several other departments,
and such reports as the Council may require, including the annual
reports of all departments of the City;
(7)
To
prepare, or cause to be prepared, plans and specifications for work
which the Council may order; and to provide such plans and specifications
in sufficient number and in ample time to give full opportunity for
all contractors who desire to bid thereon to do so;
(8)
To
have general control of all public utilities owned or operated by
the City;
(9)
To
exercise general supervision over all privately owned utilities operated
within the City so far as the same are subject to municipal control;
(10)
To
see that the provisions of all franchises, leases, contracts, permits
and privileges granted by the City are fully observed, and upon information
of any violation thereof to take such steps as may be necessary to
stop or prevent further violation of same;
(11)
To
maintain an inventory of City property and equipment and to have general
supervision over its use for the public or by City employees;
(12)
To
coordinate the work of personnel administration in the Departments
of the City under the control of the Manager;
(13)
To
facilitate the prompt, economical and efficient dispatch of City business,
the City Manager may from time to time organize the work of the departments
responsible to the Manager, assign assistants, deputies and employees
from any office or department of the City Government under the Manager
to perform work or service in connection with any other office or
department thereof, or to work in more than one (1) of said offices
or departments;
(14)
To
examine, or cause to be examined, without notice, the official conduct
of any officer, assistant, deputy, clerk, or employee in any of the
departments of the City Government under the control of the Manager;
(15)
To
appoint or act as the purchasing agent for the City and to contract
for, purchase, store and distribute all supplies, materials and equipment
required by any office, department, board or any other agency of the
City;
(16)
To
engage in and to coordinate long-range planning activities for the
City;
(17)
To
appoint such committees as may be deemed desirable to advise and assist
in the work of the office, provided the members of such committees
shall serve without compensation;
(18)
To
perform such other duties as may be required by the Council, this
Charter, or as may be necessarily inferred from it.
The Council may remove the Manager from office in accordance
with the following procedures:
(1)
The
Council shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members
a preliminary resolution which must State the reasons for removal
and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed thirty
(30) days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered promptly to
the Manager.
(2)
Within
five (5) days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the Manager,
the Manager may file with the Council a written request for a public
or private hearing. This hearing shall be held at a Council meeting
not earlier than ten (10) days nor later than twenty-five (25) days
after the request is filed. The Manager may file with the Council
a written reply not later than five (5) days before the hearing.
(3)
The
Council may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made
effective immediately, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its
members at any time after five (5) days from the date when a copy
of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the Manager, if the
Manager has not requested a hearing, or at any time after the hearing
if one has been requested.
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The Manager shall continue to receive the salary due until the
effective date of a final resolution of removal. The action of the
Council in suspending or removing the Manager shall not be subject
to review by any court or agency.
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The Manager shall designate, subject to approval of the Council,
a qualified City Official or employee to exercise the powers and perform
the duties of City Manager during the temporary absence, suspension
or disability of the Manager. The Council may revoke such designation
at any time and appoint another person to serve during such absence
or disability.
