1.
There is hereby created the position of the City Administrator. He
shall be appointed for an indefinite term by the Mayor and confirmed
by the Board of Commissioners. He shall be chosen solely on the basis
of his executive and administrative qualifications. At the time of
his appointment, he need not be a resident of the city or state; but,
during his tenure of office, he shall reside within the city. (Reference
to Weatherford Personnel Handbook)
2.
The Mayor may suspend or remove the City Administrator at any time.
Removal must be confirmed by a majority vote of the Board of Commissioners.
3.
If the City Administrator is absent from the city or is unable to
perform his duties, if the Mayor suspends the City Administrator,
or, if there is a vacancy in the office of the City Administrator,
the Mayor may appoint an acting City Administrator to serve until
the City Administrator returns, until his disability or suspension
ceases, or until another City Administrator is appointed and qualifies,
as the case may be. The Mayor may suspend or remove an acting City
Administrator at any time.
The City Administrator shall be Chief Administrative Assistant
to the Mayor and be under his supervision and direction. He shall
execute the laws and ordinances and administer the government of the
city, under the guidance and direction of the Mayor. He shall:
1.
Appoint, and when deemed necessary for the good of the service, lay
off, suspend, demote, or remove all directors, or heads, of administrative
departments and all other administrative officers and employees of
the city by and with the consultation of the Mayor, except as he or
his appointing authority may authorize the head of a department, an
officer, or an agency to appoint, lay off, suspend, demote, and remove
subordinates in such department, office, or agency.
2.
Supervise and control, directly or indirectly, all administrative
departments, agencies, officers, and employees.
3.
Prepare a budget annually and submit it to the Mayor for his concurrence
and further transmission to the Board of Commissioners, and be responsible
for the administration of the budget after it goes into effect, and
recommend to the Board of Commissioners any changes in the budget
which he deems desirable.
4.
Submit to the Mayor and Board of Commissioners, a report as of the
end of the fiscal year on the finances and administrative activities
of the city for the preceding year.
5.
Keep the Mayor and the Board of Commissioners advised of the financial
condition and future needs of the city, and make such recommendations
to the Mayor and Board of Commissioners on matters of policy and other
matters as may seem to him desirable.
6.
Have such other powers, duties, and functions as the Mayor and Board
of Commissioners may prescribe.
[Amended 11-29-2018 by
Ordinance 2018-09]
1.
The City Administrator, subject to any regulations which the Board
of Commissioners may prescribe, shall contract for purchase, or issue
purchase authorizations for all supplies, materials, maintenance repair,
and equipment for the offices, departments, and agencies of the city
government. Every such contract or purchase exceeding $7,500 shall
require the prior approval of the Mayor. The City Administrator also
may transfer to or between offices, departments, agencies, or sell
surplus or obsolete supplies, materials, and equipment, subject to
such regulations as the Board may prescribe.
2.
Before the purchase of or contract for, any supplies, materials,
or equipment, ample opportunity for competitive bidding under such
regulations and with such general exceptions as the Board may prescribe
shall be given; but the Board shall not exclude an individual contract,
purchase, or sale from the requirement of competitive bidding.
3.
The Board of Commissioners by ordinance may transfer some or all
of the power granted to the City Administrator by this section to
person or persons appointed by the City Administrator to perform these
functions.
4.
If the City Commission determines that non-essential surplus City
personal property is surplus to the needs of the City, the Commission
may authorize the Mayor and/or City Administrator or his designee
to dispose of said non-essential surplus City personal property by
sale or other authorized method. Disposal of the personal property
set out in the Resolution authorizing the sale shall be by electronic
on-line auction, sealed bid auction, public auction or if one of the
aforementioned methods is unsuccessful then by salvage as provided
below. If the method determined is by sealed bid auction or public
auction, the Mayor or his designee shall 10 days before the sale of
the non-essential City stock or property cause to be posted in the
main entryway in City Hall, notices of the time, place and manner
of the sale, and a general description of the property to be sold.
The Mayor or his designee shall also cause at least one published
notice to be given in a newspaper of general delivery within the City.
This notice shall include information as to the time, place and manner
of the sale, and a general description of the property to be sold.
If no bids are received by the approved method, the Mayor is
authorized to dispose of said non-essential surplus City personal
property by the most expeditious manner which may include sale so
a salvage property dealer as scrap or disposal.
For the purposes of this section, non-essential surplus City
personal property shall mean all property held in the name of the
City of Weatherford, other than real property, fire arms or concealed
weapons as defined in Title 21 of the Oklahoma Statutes. Sale of these
items, if allowed, shall only be by sealed bid or public auction and
in the case of fire arms or concealed weapons as defined by Oklahoma
Statutes said sale shall only be to Federally licensed fire arms dealers.
Neither the Commission, the Mayor, nor any of its other members
may direct or request the appointment of any person to, or his removal
from, office or employment by the City Administrator where he has
been given such authority to appoint or remove. Except for the purpose
of inquiry, the Board and its members shall deal with the administrative
service solely through the Mayor or City Administrator; and neither
the Commission nor any member thereof may give orders on administrative
matters to any subordinate of the Mayor or City Administrator either
publicly or privately.
1.
The City Administrator shall not sell or barter anything to the city
or to a contractor to be supplied to the city; or make any contract
with the city; or purchase anything from the city other than those
things which the city offers generally to the public (as for example,
utility services), and then only on the same terms as are offered
to the public. Any such officers violating this section, upon conviction
thereof, shall therefore, forfeit his office. Any violation of this
section, with the knowledge express or implied, of the person or corporation
contracting with the city, shall render the contract voidable by the
Commission. This section shall not apply in cases in which the city
acquires property by condemnation.
2.
The Commission may, by ordinance or personnel rules, further regulate
conflict of interests and ethics of officers and employees of the
city.
