Angels Camp Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 City ADMINISTRATOR1

The office of city administrator of the city of Angels is created and established. The city administrator shall be appointed by the city council solely on the basis of his/her executive and administrative qualifications. He/she shall hold office for the contracted term, at the pleasure of the city council. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994; Ord. 445 (part), 2010)

The salary and other benefits for the city administrator shall be established by the council and reviewed annually. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

The city administrator shall be the administrative head of the city government under the direction and control of the council, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. He/she shall have authority over all department heads and employees. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

No member of the city council shall be eligible for appointment as the city administrator until one year has elapsed after such council member has ceased to be a member of the city council. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

A. Attendance. The city administrator shall attend all meetings of the city council unless excused therefrom by the mayor or city council, except when his removal or performance evaluation is under consideration by the city council. The city administrator shall attend any or all meetings as directed by the city council. He/she shall inform such members as to the status of any matter being considered by the council and shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the members of all commissions, boards or committees.

B. Discussions. The city administrator may take part in council discussions, when directed by
the council, but may not vote. He/she shall have the power to appear and address the
council or any of its boards or commissions at any meeting.

C. Recommendations. The city administrator shall recommend to the city council for adoption
such measures and ordinances as he/she deems necessary, and shall make reports or
suggestions as necessary or as requested by the city council.
(Ord. 337 (part), 1994; Ord. 445 (part), 2010)

1. Prior ordinance history: Ord. 309.

The city administrator shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the affairs of the city which are under his/her control. In addition to his/her general powers as administrative head and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be his/her duty and he/she shall have the powers set forth as follows:

A. Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to enforce all laws and ordinances
of the city and to see that all franchises, contracts, permits and privileges granted by the
city council are faithfully observed.

B. Authority Over Employees. It shall be the duty of the city administrator and he/she shall
have the authority to control, order and give directions to all heads of departments and to
subordinate officers and employees of the city under his/her jurisdiction.

C. Administrative Reorganization of Offices. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the city
administrator to conduct studies and effect such administrative reorganization of offices,
positions or units under his/her direction as may be indicated in the interest of efficient,
effective and economical conduct of the city’s business.

D. Ordinances. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to recommend to the city council
for adoption such measures and ordinances as he/she deems necessary.

E. Financial Reports. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to keep the city council at
all times fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the city with quarterly
presentations to the city council.

F. Budget. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to prepare and submit the proposed
annual budget to the city council. The city administrator shall also propose an annual salary
plan to the city council. Final approval of both budget and employee negotiations require
majority approval of the entire city council.

G. Purchasing Agent. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to oversee the purchase of
all supplies for all departments and divisions of the city. No expenditures shall be submitted
or recommended to the city council except on report and approval of the city administrator
per the municipal code.

H. Investigations and Complaints. It shall be the duty of the city administrator to make
investigations into the, affairs of the city and any department or division thereof, and any
contract or the proper performance of any obligations of the city. Further, it shall be the
duty of the city administrator to investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning
the administration of the city government, unless the council delegates said investigation to
another entity.
(Ord. 337 (part), 1994; Ord. 445 (part), 2010)

A. Appointments. The city administrator shall select and recommend to the city council for appointment qualified candidates to fill each vacancy occurring within the city. Vacancies in elective offices, appointive positions with fixed terms of office, and members of boards and commissions will be appointed by the mayor or council in the manner provided by law, city ordinance, city resolution, or city policy.

B. Dismissal. The city administrator may recommend to the city council the dismissal or
suspension of any city employee with the appropriate documentation.

C. Performance Evaluations. The city administrator shall cause the evaluation of the job
performance of all city employees at least once annually, and prepare a written record of
the performance review to be made available to the city council. The city administrator
shall review all job evaluations and discuss his/her evaluations with the various department
heads. If a final report indicates unsatisfactory performance of a department head, the city
council shall discuss the report with the city administrator and the individual with the
unsatisfactory report.

D. General Supervision. The city administrator shall be responsible for the supervision of the
day-to-day operations of the city, utilizing the appropriate department heads and such other
administrative services as may be placed under his jurisdiction by the city council.

E. Council-Administrator Relations. The city council and its members shall deal with the
administrative services and the city through the city administrator. The city administrator
shall take his/her orders and instructions from the city council.
(Ord. 337 (part), 1994; Ord. 445 (part), 2010)

It shall be the duty of all department heads, subordinate officers, city treasurer, city attorney, city engineer and city clerk to assist the city administrator in administering the affairs of the city efficiently, economically, and harmoniously. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

The city administrator shall serve in any appointed office within the city government to which he/she may be qualified when appointed thereto by the city council, and to hold and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him/her from time to time by ordinance or resolution or other official action of the city council. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

The city administrator shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him/her in the performance of his/her official duties, including those incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the city. The council may require preauthorization of expenses. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on the power of authority of the city council to enter into any supplemental agreement with the city administrator delineating additional terms and conditions of employment not inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter. Notwithstanding any other language in this chapter, the city council may, upon hiring a city administrator, enter into a contract of employment with the city administrator which allows for the first year of said term that the city administrator is a probationary employee with the right of the city council to terminate said city administrator without cause at any time during or at the expiration of said one-year period. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

The job performance of the administrator shall be evaluated annually by the city council. (Ord. 337 (part), 1994)

The city administrator may be dismissed by the city council upon thirty days prior written notice to him/her of dismissal. The removal of the city administrator shall be effected only by a majority vote of the whole council as then constituted, convened in a regular council meeting, subject, however, to the following provisions:

A. Hearing. Within seven days after the delivery to the city administrator of such notice of
dismissal, he/she may, by written notification to the city clerk, request a hearing before the
city council. Thereafter, the city council shall fix a time for the hearing which shall be held
at its usual meeting place, but before the expiration of the thirty-day period, at which time
the city administrator shall appear and be heard, with or without counsel.

B. Suspension Pending Hearing. After furnishing the city administrator with written notice of
intended removal the city council may suspend him/her from duty, but his/her
compensation shall continue until the removal date set by-the city council subsequent to
the aforesaid hearing.

C. Discretion of Council. In removing the city administrator, the city council shall use its sole
discretion and its action shall be final and shall not depend upon any particular showing or
degree of proof at the hearing; the purpose of which is to allow the city administrator to
present to said city council his/her grounds of opposition to his/her removal prior to its
action.

D. Resignation. The city administrator shall give the city council thirty days prior written
notice of his/her intention to resign.
(Ord. 337 (part), 1994)