The council shall appoint a city manager, who need not be a
resident of the city at the time of his appointment, and fix his compensation.
He shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the
city and shall devote his full time to the work of the city. No member
of the council shall, during the time for which he has been elected
or appointed, or for one (1) year thereafter, be chosen city manager,
nor shall the managerial powers be given to a person who at the same
time is filling an elective office.
The city manager shall not be appointed for a definite tenure,
but shall be removable at the pleasure of the council. The council
may suspend him from office, provided that the period of suspension
shall be limited to thirty (30) days. The action of the council in
suspending or removing the city manager shall not be subject to review.
In case of the absence or disability of the city manager, the
council may designate some qualified person to perform the duties
of the office.
The city manager shall be responsible to the council for the
proper administration of all the affairs of the city which the council
has authority to control, except the legal and judicial departments.
As the administrative and executive head of the city government, he
shall be responsible to the council for supervising the collection
of all revenues, guarding adequately all expenditures, securing proper
accounting for all funds, looking after the physical property of the
city, exercising general supervision over all city departments, institutions,
and agencies, and coordinating the various activities of the city
and unifying the management of its affairs. To accomplish these purposes
he shall have the following specific powers and duties:
(a)
The city manager shall appoint all employees in the service of the
city, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. All appointments
shall be on the basis of ability, training and experience of the appointees
which fit them for the work they are to perform. All appointments
shall be without definite term, unless for temporary service not to
exceed sixty (60) days. Any employee of the city appointed by the
city manager may be laid off, suspended, or removed from employment
by the manager.
(b)
The city manager may be appointed by the council to act as the director
or head of one (1) or more of all departments of the city, provided
he is otherwise eligible to head such department or departments.
(c)
With the approval of the council the city manager shall, subject to the limitations of § 3.08(d), fix the compensation of all employees whom he or a subordinate may appoint or employ.
(d)
The city manager shall enforce all resolutions, ordinances and orders
of the council and see that all laws of the state, required to be
enforced through the council or other city officers subject to the
control of the council, are faithfully executed.
(e)
He shall attend all meetings of the council and have the right to
take part in all discussions, to present his views on all matters
coming before the council, and to recommend such action as he may
deem expedient.
(f)
He shall submit to the council each year a proposed annual budget,
with his recommendations and execute the budget as finally adopted.
(g)
He shall make regular monthly reports to the council in regard to
matters of administration and keep the council fully advised as to
the financial condition of the city.
(h)
He shall examine regularly the books and papers of every officer
and department of the city and report to the council the condition
in which he finds them.
(i)
The city manager shall perform such other duties as may be imposed
upon him by the council.
