Anaheim Municipal Code Art. VI City Manager

There shall be a City Manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager shall be appointed by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the members of the City Council and shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council, provided, however, that he or she shall not be removed from office except as provided in this Charter. The City Manager shall be chosen on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to actual experience in, and knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office as herein set forth. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

The City Manager need not be a resident of the City but he or she may be required to reside within a reasonable and specific distance of his or her place of employment as determined by the City Council.

No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as City Manager while serving as a member of the City Council nor within one year after such person has ceased to be a member of theCity Council. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

The City Manager shall be paid a salary commensurate with the responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the City, which salary shall be established by City Council approved agreement, ordinance or resolution. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001; Amended June 3, 2014, filed by Secretary of State September 3, 2014.)

The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer and head of the administrative branch of the City Government. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the City Manager shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City. Without limiting the foregoing general grant of powers, responsibilities and duties, subject to the provisions of this Charter, including the personnel provisions thereof, the City Manager shall have power and be required to:

(a) Appoint, and he or she may promote, demote, suspend or remove all department heads, officers and employees of the City except elective officers and those department heads, officers and employees the power of whose appointment is vested by this Charter in the City Council. He or she may authorize the head of any department or office to appoint or remove subordinates in such department or office. No department head shall be appointed or removed until the City Manager shall first have reviewed such appointment or removal with the City Council and received its approval for such appointment or removal.

(b) Prepare the budget annually, submit it to the City Council, and be responsible for its administration after its adoption.

(c) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of each fiscal year, a complete report on the finances of the City for the preceding fiscal year, and annually or more frequently, a current report of the principal administrative activities of the City.

(d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may to him or her seem desirable.

(e) Establish a centralized purchasing system for all City offices, departments and agencies.

(f) Prepare rules and regulations governing the contracting for, purchasing, inspection, storing, inventory, distribution and disposal of all supplies, materials, equipment and services required by any office, department or agency of the City government and recommend them to the City Council for adoption by ordinance, and administer and enforce the same after adoption.

(g) See that the laws of the State pertaining to the City, the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances, franchises and rights of the City are enforced.

(h) Exercise control of all administrative offices and departments of the City and of all appointive officers and employees except those directly appointed by the City Council and prescribe such general rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary or proper for the general conduct of the administrative offices and departments of the City under his or her jurisdiction.

(i) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required by the City Council. (Amended November 6, 1990, filed by Secretary of State, February 19, 1991; amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

The City Manager shall be accorded a seat at all meetings of the City Council and of all boards and commissions and shall be entitled to participate in their deliberations, but shall not have a vote. The City Manager shall receive notice of all special meetings of the City Council, and of all boards and commissions. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

The City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of ninety days next succeeding any municipal election at which a member of the City Council is elected. At any other time the City Manager may be removed only at a regular meeting of the City Council and upon the affirmative votes of a majority of the total membership of the City Council. At least thirty days prior to the effective date of his or her removal, the City Manager shall be furnished with a written notice stating the Council's intention to remove him or her and the reasons therefor. After furnishing the City Manager with written notice of his or her intended removal, the City Council may suspend him or her from duty, but his or her compensation shall continue until his or her removal as herein provided. In removing the City Manager, the City Council shall use its uncontrolled discretion, and its actions shall be final. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, neither the Council nor any of its members shall interfere with the execution by the City Manager of his or her powers and duties, or order, directly or indirectly, the appointment by the City Manager, or by any of the department heads in the administrative service of the City, of any person to any office or employment, or his or her removal therefrom. Except for the purpose of inquiry, the City Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service under the jurisdiction of the City Manager solely through the City Manager, and neither the City Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Manager, either publicly or privately. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

There shall be an Assistant City Manager who shall act as the principal aid to the City Manager in the performance of his or her duties and who shall serve as Acting City Manager during the temporary absence or disability of the City Manager, except as otherwise provided in Section 609 of this Charter. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)

The City Manager shall appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, one of the other officers or department heads of the City to serve as Acting City Manager during any temporary absence or disability of both the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager. If the City Manager fails to make such appointment, the City Council may appoint an officer or department head to serve as such Acting City Manager. (Amended November 7, 2000, filed by Secretary of State February 6, 2001.)