Culver City Municipal Code Ch. 3.02 Officers and Employees

Section

Cross-reference:

Eligibility and duties of City Attorney, see Charter §§ 900 and 901

General provisions relating to officers and employees, see Charter §§ 1400 et seq.

Non-interference of City Council with City Manager, see Charter § 701

Personnel officer; duties, see § 3.05.020

Political activity of city officers, employees and consultants, see § 3.06.055

Powers and duties of City Manager, see Charter § 700

The official bond for the officers and employees of the City is hereby fixed in the type, amount and coverage indicated herein:

A. Individual Faithful Performance Bonds:

City Treasurer $500,000.00 per occurrence

City Clerk $500.000.00 per occurrence

B. Employee Blanket Bond, $500.000.00 per occurrence.

Coverage:

1. Faithful Performance Coverage for City Council members, management employees, and police sergeants when acting as watch commanders.

2. Honesty Coverage for all other City employees.

('65 Code, § 2-27) (Ord. No. CS-534; Ord. No. CS-694 § 1; Ord. No. 84-013 § 1; Ord. No. 86-008 § 1)

A. Appointment; compensation.

1. The City Manager shall be appointed by the City Council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications and ability to serve in the unclassified service under the supervision of the City Council.

2. The City Manager shall receive such compensation as the City Council shall from time to time determine and fix by resolution.

('65 Code, § 2-19)

B. Duties and powers. The City Manager shall have the following duties and powers:

1. Recommendations to City Council. To conduct studies and to make recommendations to the City Council concerning all functions of City government following analysis thereof; to recommend ordinances for adoption by the City Council, subject to the prior approval of the City Attorney as to the form thereof;

2. Investigation of complaints. To investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the City government, and to take appropriate measures to obtain compliance with the obligations of permits, franchises and privileges granted by the City;

3. Supervision of public property. To exercise general supervision over all public buildings, parks, and all other property which is subordinate to the control of the City Council;

4. Public Relations Officer. To serve as Public Relations Officer of the City and to cooperate with all organizations which advance the interests of the City and its residents;

5. Inventory control. To prepare and keep current an inventory of personal property owned by the City, and to recommend the acquisition, transfer or disposition of City property; and

6. Personnel Officer. To serve as Personnel Officer, personally or by delegation, and to recommend in all matters pertaining thereto.

('65 Code, § 2-20) (Ord. No. CS-84; Ord. No. 2006-009 § 8)

A. Duties. In addition to those set forth in the Charter, the City Attorney shall have the following powers and duties:

1. Improvement act work. To perform such legal work in connection with street, sidewalk, sewer, and lighting improvement districts as required by the City Council;

2. Attorney for Police Department. To serve as attorney for the Police Department in all matters pertaining to law enforcement. The City Council may assign the duties of prosecution of State misdemeanors to either the District Attorney or the City Attorney by resolution;

3. Drafting agreements. To draft all contracts and agreements to which the City of Culver City may be a party, and to advise the City Council and/or any City Officer in connection therewith; and

4. Attendance at meetings. To attend all meetings of the City Council, unless excused, with the duty of reporting on or discussing the legal aspect of any matters before the Council at such meeting, and giving his advice or opinion in writing when requested by the City Council or by any Board or Officer of the City.

('65 Code, § 2-21)

B. Hours of work. The City Attorney shall be required to devote himself to his duties with the City of Culver City a minimum of forty (40) hours per week, and shall not be eligible for overtime compensation.

('65 Code, § 2-22)

(Ord. No. CS-544; Ord. No. 2006-009 § 9)

The salary of the City Clerk shall be Seven Hundred and Thirty-Two Dollars ($732.00) per calendar month commencing April 19, 1960, and shall be payment for all services required by the City Charter.

('65 Code, § 2-25) (Ord. No. CS-386 § 1)

The salary of the City Treasurer shall be Seven Hundred Thirty-Two Dollars ($732.00) per calendar month commencing April 19, 1960, and shall be payment for all services required by the City Charter.

('65 Code, § 2-26) (Ord. No. CS-385 § 1)

Wherever in this Code any function or duty is assigned to the Director of Public Works or the Department of Public Works, it shall be deemed to mean that said function or duty is assigned to the City Engineer and the Engineering Division, respectively.

('65 Code, § 2-95) (Ord. No. CS-901 § 1)