Adelanto Municipal Code Art. VII Appointive Officers

The system of government established by this Charter shall be known as the "Council-Manager" form of government.

The municipal offices, established by this Article, shall be known as appointive offices of the City. Persons shall be appointed to and removed from such offices by the City Council, in accordance with the provisions hereof.

The appointive office of City Manager for the City is hereby created. The qualifications, appointment, salary, duties, tenure and discharge of the City Manager shall be prescribed by ordinance of the City Council, or as may be fixed by contract authorized by at least three (3) votes of the City Council.

The City Manager, or person acting in that capacity, shall perform the duties provided by ordinance. The City Council shall provide a defense for and indemnify him/her for any action brought against him/her in the scope of his/her employment as Manager of the City or Community Redevelopment Agency.

The appointive office of City Attorney of City is hereby created. The City Attorney shall be directly responsible to the City Council for the performance of his/her duties, except as may be authorized by contract or ordinance adopted by not less than three (3) votes of the City Council.

(a) Appointment. A qualified person shall be appointed to the office of City Attorney by resolution of the City Council, adopted by the affirmative votes of not less than three (3) members thereof.

(b) Compensation. The City Council shall, from time to time, by resolution, or contract, set the compensation for the office of City Attorney.

(c) Qualifications. The qualifications, tenure, contractual relation and discharge or suspension of the City Attorney shall be provided by not less than three-fifths (3/5) vote of the City Council.

The duties of the office of City Attorney shall be as follows:

(a) To act as the legal advisor for the City and to its officers and employees in all matters relating to City affairs, and

(b) To appear and defend the City in all matters in civil litigation involving the City and its officers and employees, except those involving insurance coverage or Workers' Compensation. He/she shall prosecute all violations of City ordinances, but may, with the approval of the City Council, delegate such authority to the District Attorney, and

(c) To prepare, or cause to be prepared, all ordinances, resolutions, contracts, opinions and other legal documents as required by the City Council relating to the affairs of the City, and

(d) To perform such other duties as may be required by the City Council. The City Council shall provide a defense for, and indemnify, the City Attorney for action brought against him/her in the scope of his/her employment as Attorney for the City and for the Community Redevelopment Agency.

The City Attorney shall have the authority to appoint deputy city attorneys to act as such, under the control and direction of the City Attorney. Compensation for such deputies, if any, shall be set by the City Council. The City Attorney may, with the approval of the City Council, engage the services of special counsel to assist him/her in the performance of said duties.

The appointive office of City Clerk of the City is hereby created. Such office may be combined with that of any other appointive office. The City Clerk shall be appointed, serve at the pleasure of and be removed by, and be responsible to the City Council or the City Manager as may be, from time to time, provided by ordinance.

The appointive office of City Treasurer is hereby created. The duties of the City Treasurer shall be those imposed by applicable and/or general law, except as those duties may be modified by ordinance of the City. The salary, tenure, appointment and removal of the City Treasurer shall be as prescribed by the City Council.

The appointive officers shall post such fidelity bonds as may be required by the City Council. Such bonds shall be a proper charge upon the City.

No appointive officer shall be removed from office, suspended or reduced in authority or compensation for ninety (90) days following a municipal election or change in membership on the City Council.