Dunsmuir Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 City Manager

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Editor's note— Ord. No. 528, adopted April 1, 2010, amended Ch. 2.08 in its entirety, in effect repealing and reenacting said chapter to read as herein set out. The former Ch. 2.08 pertained to the city administrator and derived from Ord. No. 512, 2003.

The office of the city manager of the City of Dunsmuir is created and established. The city manager shall be appointed by the city council wholly on the basis of his or her administrative and executive ability and qualifications and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the city council.

(A) Eligibility. No member of the city council shall be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed after such city council member shall have ceased to be a member of the city council.

(B) Bond. The city manager shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be approved by the city council in such sum as may be determined by the city council, and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed on the city manager as herein prescribed. Any premium for such bond shall be a proper charge against the City of Dunsmuir.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city manager shall receive such compensation as the city council shall from time to time determine. In addition, the city manager shall be reimbursed for all actual necessary expenses incurred by him or her in the performance of his or her official duties.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

The city manager shall be an administrative head of the government of the city under the direction and control of the city council except as otherwise provided in this chapter. He or she shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all affairs of the city, which are under his or her control. In addition to his or her general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be his or her duty and he or she shall have the power set forth in the following subsections:

(A) Law Enforcement. It shall be the duty of the city manager 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 manager, and he or she shall have the authority to control, order, and give corrections to all heads of departments, and to subordinate officers and employees of the city under his or her jurisdiction through their department heads.

(C) Power of Appointment and Removal. It shall be the duty of the city manager to, and he or she shall appoint, remove, promote, demote, and discipline any and all officers and employees of the City of Dunsmuir, except the city attorney and city treasurer.

(D) Administrative Reorganization of Officers. It shall be the duty and responsibility of the city manager to conduct studies and effect such administrative reorganization of officers, positions, or units under his or her direction as may be indicated in the interests of efficient, effective, and economical conduct of the city's business.

(E) Ordinances. It shall be the duty of the city manager, and he or she shall recommend to the city council for adoption such measures and ordinances as he or she deems necessary.

(F) Financial Reports. It shall be the duty of the city manager to keep the city council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the city.

(G) Budget. It shall be the duty of the city manager to prepare, with the assistance of the chief financial officer, and submit the proposed annual budget and the proposed annual salary plan to the city council for its approval.

(H) Expenditure Controls and Purchasing. It shall be the duty of the city manager to see that no expenditures shall be submitted or recommended to the city council except on approval of the city manager or his or her authorized representative. The city manager or his or her authorized representative shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all of the departments or divisions of the city.

(I) Investigations and Complaints. It shall be the duty of the city manager to make investigations into the affairs of the city and any department or division thereof, and any contract or the proper performance of any obligation to the city. Further, it shall be the duty of the city manager to investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the city government.

(J) Public Buildings. It shall be the duty of the city manager and he or she shall exercise general supervision over all public buildings, and all other public properties which are under control and jurisdiction of the city council.

(K) Attend Meetings. It shall be the duty of the city manager to attend meetings of the city council and committees of the city council and the community where appropriate;

(L) Public Relations: It shall be the duty of the city manager to coordinate public relations and promotional efforts of city government;

(M) Additional Duties. It shall be the duty of the city manager to perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him from time to time by ordinance or resolution or other official action of the city council.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

(A) Council-Manager Relations. The city council and its members shall deal with the administrative services of the city only through the city manager, except for the purpose of inquiry, and neither the city council nor any member thereof shall give orders or instructions to any subordinates of the city manager. The city manager shall take his or her orders or instruction from the city council only when sitting in a duly convened meeting of the city council, and no individual council members shall give any orders or instruction to the city manager.

(B) Departmental Cooperation. It shall be the duty of all subordinate officers and the city attorney to assist the city manager in administering the affairs of the city efficiently, economically, and harmoniously.

(C) Attendance at Commission Meetings. The city manager may attend any and all meetings of the planning commission and any other commissions, boards, or committee created by the city council, upon his or her own volition and upon direction of the city council. At such meetings which the city manager attends, he or she shall be heard by such commissions, boards, or committees as to all matters upon which he or she wishes to address the members thereof, and he or she shall inform said members as to the status of any matter being considered by the city council, and he or she shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the members of all commissions, board, or committees appointed by the city council.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

(A) Removal of the City Manager. The removal of the city manager may be effected with or without cause, but only by a majority vote of the whole city council as then constituted, convened in a regular council meeting. The city manager shall be afforded at least thirty (30) days written notice of the effective date of his or her termination.

(B) Limitation on Removal. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection A of this section, the city manager shall not be removed from office during or within ninety (90) days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the city at which election members of the city council are elected or when a new city council member is appointed; the purpose of this provision is to allow any newly elected or appointed member of the city council or a reorganized city council to observe the actions and abilities of the city manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his or her office. After the expiration of said ninety (90) days aforementioned the provisions of subsection A of this section as to the removal of said city manager shall apply and be effective.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on the power and authority of the city council to enter into any agreement with the city manager delineating additional terms and conditions of employment not inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)

References in the Municipal Code to the "city administrator" are intended to refer to "city manager." In the event of conflict between this chapter and other portions of the Municipal Code with respect to the powers and duties of the city manager the provisions of Chapter 2.08 shall prevail.

(Ord. No. 528, 4-1-2010; Ord. No. 549, § 1, 7-30-2015)