Salinas Municipal Code Art. II City Manager

Except for the purpose of inquiry, the council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the city manager, and neither the council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the city manager.

(Ord. No. 2587(NCS), § 3, 2-7-2017)

No person elected or appointed to membership on the city council shall, subsequent to such election or appointment, be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he was elected or appointed.

(Ord. No. 2587(NCS), § 3, 2-7-2017)

The powers and the duties of the city manager are as follows:

(a) Administer the day-to-day affairs of the city;

(b) To employ, discipline, or remove city employees, including department heads, with the exception of the city attorney and the attorneys and paralegals in the city attorney's office;

(c) To exercise supervision and control over all departments of the city, except the city attorney's office; and

(d) To advise the city council on the city's budgets, finances, and fiscal condition; and

(e) To perform such other functions as the city council chooses to authorize by ordinance.

The city manager shall have such administrative authority as is necessary for carrying out the provisions of this article.

(Ord. No. 2587(NCS), § 3, 2-7-2017)

The city manager shall not be removed without the vote of a majority of the full membership of the city council and shall not be removed for cause without a hearing by the city council upon the cause of his or her removal.

(Ord. No. 2587(NCS), § 3, 2-7-2017)

All department directors are appointed by the city manager and hold and serve at the pleasure of the city manager and shall be deemed at-will employees.

(Ord. No. 2587(NCS), § 3, 2-7-2017)