La Puente Municipal Code Ch. 2.08 City Manager

Sections:

• 2.08.010 Office of city manager created—Appointment.

• 2.08.020 Eligibility for appointment.

• 2.08.030 Bond required.

• 2.08.040 Absence or disability.

• 2.08.050 Compensation and reimbursement.

• 2.08.060 Powers and duties.

• 2.08.070 Ex-officio memberships.

• 2.08.080 Cooperation of other officers.

• 2.08.090 Interference by city council.

The office of the city manager is created and established. The city manager will be appointed by the city council solely on the basis of the appointee’s executive and administrative qualifications and abilities and will hold office at the pleasure of the city council.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

(a) Residence in the city at the time of appointment is not required as a condition of employment.

(b) No person elected to membership on the city council will, subsequent to that election, be eligible for appointment as city manager of the city until one year has elapsed after that councilmember has ceased to be a member of the city council.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

The city manager must furnish a corporate surety bond in such sum as may be approved by the city council, which bond will be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed on the city manager as prescribed in this chapter or in this code. The bond shall be included within a master bond, in accordance with Government Code Section 1481.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

In case of a lengthy absence or disability of the city manager, the city council may designate another duly qualified person to perform the duties of the city managerduring the period of absence or disability of the city manager subject, however, to the furnishing by that person of a corporate surety bond that is conditioned upon the faithfulperformance of the duties required to be performed, as set forth in Section 2.08.060, or the inclusion of that bond within a master bond, in accordance with Government Code Section 1481.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

(a) The city manager will receive such compensation as the city council may from time to time determine and fix, and that compensation will be a proper charge against the funds of the city.

(b) The city manager will be reimbursed for all sums necessarily incurred or paid in the performance of his or her duties, or incurred when traveling on business pertaining to the city consistent with the directions of the city council, which are supported by adequate documentation.

(Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

The city manager is the administrative head of the city government under the direction and control of the city council, except as otherwise provided in this code. The city manager is responsible for the efficient administration of all affairs of the city that are under the city manager’s control. In addition to these general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation, it is the city manager’s duty, and the city manager has the power:

(a) To ensure that the laws of the state pertaining to the city, and that all laws and ordinances of the city, are enforced, and that all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the city are faithfully observed;

(b) To appoint, promote, discipline, demote and remove all officers and employees of the city, except the city attorney and the city treasurer, who shall be appointed and removed by the city council; to transfer employees from one department to another; and to consolidate or combine offices, positions, departments or units under the city manager's jurisdiction;

(c) To exercise control over and to supervise in general all departments and divisions of the city government and all appointive officers and employees, except the city attorney;

(d) To attend all meetings of the city council and its committees unless excused by the city council, except when the city manager’s removal is under consideration by the city council;

(e) To recommend to the city council for adoption such measures and ordinances as are deemed to be necessary and expedient;

(f) To keep the city council at all times fully advised as to the financial condition and needs of the city. No expenditure may be submitted to the city council except upon the report or approval of the city manager;

(g) To prepare and submit to the city council the annual budget and to administer that budget after its adoption;

(h) To prepare and to recommend to the city council a salary plan;

(i) To purchase or cause to be purchased all supplies for all of the departments or divisions of the city;

(j) To make investigations into the affairs of the city and any department or division of the city, and to oversee the proper performance of all contracts and other obligations involving the city;

(k) To investigate all complaints relating to matters concerning the administration of the government of the city and the services provided by public utilities in the city;

(l) To exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks, streets, and other public properties that are under the control and jurisdiction of the city council;

(m) To devote full time to the discharge of the duties described in this section;

(n) To act as director of emergency services;

(o) To make reports and recommendations as may be desirable or as requested by the city council;

(p) To serve in any appointed office or as head of any department within the city government for which the city manager may be qualified when appointed to it by the city council, and to perform the duties of that position as directed by the city council;

(q) To approve and execute agreements for services to be provided to the city in an amount established by the city council by resolution, and for a period not longer than one year;

(r) To perform such other duties and to exercise such other powers as may be delegated from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council.

(Ord. 18-955 § 2, 2018; Ord. 834 § 2, 2004; Ord. 828 1, 2004; Ord. 811 § 3, 2003; Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

The city manager is an ex-officio member of all boards and commissions appointed by the mayor or city council pursuant to law, and the city manager has the right to participate verbally in all deliberations or actions but may not vote.

(Ord. 811 § 4, 2003; Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

It is the duty of all subordinate officers, as well as the city attorney, to cooperate with and assist the city manager in administering the affairs of the city in an efficient, economical and harmonious manner, consistent with their duties as prescribed by statute and by the ordinances of the city.

(Ord. 811 § 5, 2003; Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)

The city council and its members must deal with city employees only through the city manager, or the city manager’s designee, except for the purpose of inquiry, and neither the city council nor any of its members may give orders to any subordinates of the city manager. City employees must not follow directives given by individual members of the city council.

(Ord. 811 § 6, 2003; Ord. 767 § 1 (part), 1998)