Newport Beach Municipal Code Art. V City Manager

There shall be a City Manager appointed by the City Council who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. In the selection of a City Manager the City Council shall screen all qualified 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 best qualified on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to his or her experience in, and his or her 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.

(As amended effective December 20, 2010)

(As amended effective December 20, 2010)

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 he or she has ceased to be a City Councilmember.

(As amended effective December 20, 2010)

The City Manager shall be paid a salary commensurate with his or her responsibilities as chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager shall have a corporate surety bond in such form and in such amount as may be determined by the City Council.

(As amended effective December 20, 2010, and January 9, 2013)

The City Manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City government. He or she 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, and he or she may suspend or remove, subject to the provisions of this Charter, all department heads and officers of the City except elective officers and those department heads and officers the power of whose appointment is vested by the Charter in the City Council, and approve or disapprove all proposed appointments and removals of subordinate employees by officers or department heads.

(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 complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding fiscal year.

(d) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to him or her desirable.

(e) Establish and maintain a centralized purchasing system for all City offices, departments and agencies.

(f) 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.

(g) See that the laws of the State pertaining to the City, the provisions of this Charter and the ordinances of the City are enforced.

(h) Exercise control of all administrative offices and departments of the City and of all appointive officers and employees except those directly appointed by the City Council and prescribe such general rules and regulations as he or she may deem necessary or proper for the general conduct of the administrative offices and departments of the City under his jurisdiction.

(i) Perform such other duties consistent with this Charter as may be required of him or her by the City Council.

(As amended December 20, 2010, and January 9, 2013)

The City Manager shall be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the City Council and at any meeting of the City’s boards, commissions and committees, but shall not have a vote.

(As amended effective January 9, 2013)

The City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of ninety days next succeeding any municipal election at which a member of the City Council is elected. At any other time the City Manager may be removed only at a regular meeting of the City Council and upon the affirmative votes of a majority of the members of the City Council.

The City Manager shall appoint one of the other officers or department heads of the City to serve as Manager Pro Tempore during any temporary absence or disability of the City Manager and notify the City Council of the identity of the Manager Pro Tempore. If he or she fails to make such appointment, the City Council may appoint an officer or department head to serve as such Manager Pro Tempore.

(As amended effective January 9, 2013)