Rolling Hills Municipal Code Ch. 2.04 City Manager

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For statutory provisions on the city manager form of government, see Gov. Code § 34851 et seq.

For the purpose of this chapter certain words and terms used in this chapter are interpreted and defined as follows:

A. Words used in the present tense include the future tense.

B. Singular includes the plural and the masculine includes the feminine.

C. "Shall" is mandatory and "may" is permissive.

D. "Disability" is the complete inability to perform or exercise all the duties and powers of the City Manager, which disability shall be certified to by a legally qualified physician or surgeon and shall extend for more than ten working days.

E. "Temporary absence" is the inability to perform or exercise the duties and powers of a City Manager for a period not to exceed ten working days.

(Ord. 86 § 4, 1970).

The office of the City Manager is created and established. The City Manager shall be appointed by the City Council wholly on the basis of his administrative and executive ability and qualification and shall hold office for and during the pleasure of the City Council.

(Ord. 86 § 1, 1970).

Residence in the City of a City Manager shall not be required as a condition of the appointment.

(Ord. 86 § 2, 1970).

No member of the City Council shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager until one year has elapsed after such Council Member shall have ceased to be a member of the City Council.

(Ord. 86 § 3, 1970).

The City Manager and Acting 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 upon the City Manager and Acting City Manager as prescribed in this chapter. Any premium for such bond shall be a proper charge against the City.

(Ord. 86 § 5, 1970).

A. The City Manager shall receive such compensation as the City Council shall from time to time determine.

B. In addition, the City Manager, as provided in this chapter, shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his official duties, which expenses shall be paid to the City Manager only after the approval and order of the City Council.

(Ord. 302 § 3(part), 2007; Ord. 86 § 7, 1970).

The City Manager shall be the 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 shall be responsible for the efficient administration of all the affairs of the City which are under his control. In addition to his general powers as administrative head, and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be his duty and he shall have the powers set forth in Sections 2.04.080 through 2.04.200.

(Ord. 86 § 8, 1970).

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.

(Ord. 86 § 8.1, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager, and he shall have the authority to control, order and give directions to, all heads of departments and to subordinate officers and employees of the City under his jurisdiction through their department heads.

(Ord. 86 § 8.2, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to, and he shall appoint, remove, promote and demote, any and all employees of the City, which removal shall be subject to review by the City Council.

(Ord. 86 § 8.3, 1970).

It shall be the duty and responsibility of the City Manager to conduct studies and effect such administrative reorganization of offices, positions or units under his direction as may be indicated in the interest of efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business.

(Ord. 86 § 8.4, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager and he shall recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures and ordinances as he deems necessary.

(Ord. 86 § 8.5, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to attend all meetings of the City Council unless, at his request, he is excused therefrom by the Mayor individually or the City Council, except when his removal is under consideration.

(Ord. 86 § 8.6, 1970).

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.

(Ord. 86 § 8.7, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to prepare and submit the proposed annual budget and the proposed annual salary plan to the City Council for its approval.

(Ord. 86 § 8.8, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to see that no expenditure is submitted or recommended to the City Council except on approval of the City Manager or his authorized representative. The City Manager or his authorized representative shall be responsible for the purchase of all supplies for all the departments or divisions of the City.

(Ord. 86 § 8.9, 1970).

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 obligations of 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 and in regard to the service maintained by public utilities in said City.

(Ord. 86 § 8.10, 1970).

It shall be the duty of the City Manager to, and he shall, exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks, and all other public property which are under the control and jurisdiction of the City Council.

(Ord. 86 § 8.11, 1970).

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 by the City Council.

(Ord. 86 § 8.12, 1970).

A. The City Manager, or his designee, shall serve as staff for and attend all meetings of the City's appointed commissions, boards or committees.

B. At such meetings which the City Manager attends, he shall be heard by such commission, boards or committees as to all matters upon which he wishes to address the members thereof, and he shall inform said members as to the status of any matter being considered by the City Council, and he shall cooperate to the fullest extent with the members of all commissions, boards or committees appointed by the City Council.

(Ord. 302 § 1, 2007; Ord. 86 § 9.2, 1970).

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 orders and instructions from the City Council only when sitting in a duly convened meeting of the City Council, and no individual Councilman shall give any orders or instructions to the City Manager.

(Ord. 86 § 9.1, 1970).

The City Manager shall designate a qualified City employee to serve as acting City Manager in his absence on vacation or when attending an out-of-town conference. In the event of any other temporary absence or disability of the City Manager, the City Council shall designate a qualified person to serve as acting City Manager.

(Ord. 302 § 2, 2007: Ord. 86 § 6, 1970).

A. The removal of the City Manager shall be effected only by a majority vote of the whole City Council as then constituted, convened in a regular Council meeting, subject, however, to the provisions of this section. In case of his intended removal by the City Council, the City Manager shall be furnished with a written notice stating the Council's intention to remove him at least thirty days before the effective date of his removal, which provision shall not apply to negligent conduct. If the City Manager so requests, the City Council shall provide in writing reasons for the intended removal, which shall be provided the City Manager within seven days after the receipt of such request from the City Manager, and at least fifteen days prior to the effective date of such removal.

B. The procedures in subsection A of this section shall not apply to the first one hundred eighty days of employment in the offices of the City Manager.

C. Reserved.

D. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsections A through C of this section, the City Manager shall not be removed from office, other than for misconduct in office, during or within a period of ninety days next succeeding any general municipal election held in the City at which election a member of the City Council is elected or when a new City Councilman 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 ability of the City Manager in the performance of the powers and duties of his office. After the expiration of such ninety-day period, the provisions of this section as to the removal of the City Manager shall apply and be effective.

(Ord. 302 § 3(part), 2007; Ord. 86 § 10, 1970).

Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as a limitation on the power or authority of the City Council to enter into any supplemental agreement with the City Manager delineating additional terms and conditions of employment not inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter.

(Ord. 86 § 11, 1970).