Cerritos Municipal Code Art. V City Manager

There shall be a City Manager who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. In the selection of a City Manager the City Council shall screen all applicants and other qualified persons known by the council to be available. It shall appoint, by a majority vote, the person that it believes to be the best qualified on the basis of such person's executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office as set forth in this Charter. The City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of 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 member has ceased to be a member of the City Council.

(As amended by Cerritos voters at the following election(s): March 4, 2025, April 12, 2022)

The City Manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the city government. 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, the City Manager shall have power and be required to:

(a) Appoint, suspend, or remove all department heads and officers of the City except officers and those department heads and officers the power of whose appointment is vested by the Charter in the City Council.

(b) Prepare the budget annually, submit such budget 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 the fiscal year a comprehensive report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year.

(d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and the future needs of the City and make such recommendations as deemed desirable by the City Manager.

(e) Prepare rules and regulations governing the contracting for, purchasing, storing, distribution, or disposal of all supplies, materials, and equipment required by any office, department, or agency of the City government and recommend them to the City Council for adoption by it by ordinance.

(f) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required by the City Council by ordinance or otherwise.

(As amended by Cerritos voters at the following election(s): April 12, 2022)

The City Manager or designee shall be accorded a seat at the City Council table and at all meetings of boards and commissions and shall be entitled to participate in their deliberations, but shall not have a vote.

(As amended by Cerritos voters at the following election(s): April 12, 2022)