There is hereby created the office of City Manager, an administrative office of the City, as provided for and required by §§ 22 through 26 of the Charter of the City.
The City Manager shall be chosen and appointed by the Council.
The City Manager shall furnish a surety company bond to be approved by the Council. The Council shall appropriate funds for the payment of the premium for such bond.
The salary of the City Manager shall be fixed by the Council.
The City Manager may be removed by a majority vote of the entire Council.
The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of the affairs of the City.
The City Manager shall have authority to employ the necessary labor and to purchase, acquire, hire or lease materials, tools, machinery, equipment, vehicles and such other things as may be requisite to the performance of his or her duties. The City Manager shall have authority to enter into contracts for such services, materials and supplies as are provided for in the financial budget of the City, except that as to any nonbudgeted contract involving the sum of $5,000 or more, he or she shall first obtain the approval of the Council.
The City Manager shall be charged with the care and management of all the real estate belonging to the City.
All municipal buildings and personal property shall be adequately insured as the City Manager may direct.
The City Manager shall have the power to employ, manage, direct and discharge all employees of the City, except those appointed by the Council or constitutional officers and their employees.
The City Manager shall keep current a large and accurate map of the City on which map shall be located, with engineering accuracy, streets, alleys, water mains, sewer mains, fire hydrants and valves and such other information as may be directed by the Council.
The City Manager shall keep the Council informed as to the financial condition and future needs of the City.
The City Manager shall prepare and submit to the Council such reports as it may require.
The City Manager shall attend all meetings of the Council and such meetings of committees and boards as the Council may direct.
The City Manager shall perform, in addition to those duties imposed upon him or her by the Charter and this Code, such duties as the Council may prescribe by ordinance or resolution.
City Council will indemnify and save harmless the City Manager from any personal liability, including reasonable counsel fees and the costs of defense, of any action arising against the City Manager because of the execution by the City Manager on behalf of the City of any contracts, agreements or documents which the City Manager is authorized by City Council to execute on behalf of the City and for personal liability as the result of any other legal act of the City Manager performed within the scope of his or her employment and the duties outlined in this article which is not otherwise covered under any liability insurance contract in which the City and its employees are defined as insureds.