Seal Beach Municipal Code Art. VI 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 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/her executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to experience in, and 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.

No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as City Manager while serving as a member neither of the City Council nor within one year after the member has ceased to be a City Councilmember.

The City Manager shall be paid a salary commensurate with his/her responsibilities as Chief Administrative Officer of the City, which salary shall be established by ordinance or resolution. The City Manager shall furnish a corporate surety bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his/her duties in such form and in such amount as may be determined by the City Council.

The City Manager shall be the head of the administrative branch of the City government and 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 the power and be required:

a. To enforce all laws and ordinances of the City and to see that all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the City are faithfully observed.

b. To exercise administrative control over all departments, divisions and employees of the City government, except the City Attorney.

c. To appoint, promote, discipline, and remove employees of the City, except the City Attorney, subject to the Civil Service rules and regulations.

d. To organize or reorganize such offices, positions, departments, or units under his/her direction as may be indicated in the interest of efficient, effective and economical conduct of the City's business.

e. To attend all meetings of the City Council unless excused therefrom by the City Council.

f. To recommend to the City Council for adoption such measures and ordinances as he/she deems necessary or expedient.

g. To serve as finance officer and to keep the City Council fully advised as to the financial conditions and needs of the City. The City Manager shall be the chief financial officer of the City.

h. To prepare and submit to the City Council an annual or bi-annual budget and be responsible for its administration after adoption by the Council.

i. To recommend a comprehensive salary plan for all City employees and to recommend changes in line with current conditions.

j. To organize for and supervise the purchase of all supplies for all departments or divisions of the City. No expenditure shall be submitted or recommended to the City Council except on report and approval of the City Manager.

k. To make investigations into the affairs of the City and any department or division thereof, and any contract, and the proper performance of any obligation of or to the City.

l. To investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the government of the City and in regard to the services maintained by public utilities in the City.

m. To exercise general supervision over all public buildings, public parks, and all other public property which is under the control and jurisdiction of the City Council.

n. To devote his/her entire time to the duties and interests of the City, except as may be specifically authorized by the City Council.

o. To represent the City in discussions of administrative and policy questions between the City and other levels of government, i.e., County, State, Federal and other cities, when and if requested by the Council to do so.

p. To cooperate with leadership of civic movements designed to benefit the residents of the City when so directed by the City Council.

q. To attend any and all meetings of any commissions or committees heretofore or hereafter created by the City Council, upon his/her own volition or upon the direction of the City Council.

r. To act as personnel officer for the City and to develop a comprehensive personnel program.

s. To perform such other duties and exercise such other powers as may be delegated to him/her from time to time by resolution, ordinance or other action of the City Council.

(Amended 1973 Statutes, 1978, 2002, 2006, 2014)

The City Manager shall perform the following duties:

a. Maintenance of Financial Records. Maintain all records readily reflecting the financial condition of the City and all of its departments.

b. Report for Fiscal Year. At the end of each fiscal year, prepare and present to the City Council a summary statement of receipts and disbursements by departments and funds, including opening and closing fund balances in the City Treasury.

c. Publication of Financial Statement. Cause the financial statement of the City to be published in accordance with the provisions of Sections 40804 and 40805 of the Government Code.

d. Compilation of Financial Information for Budget. Compile all financial information necessary for the preparation of the City's budget and make such information available to the officer whose responsibility it is to prepare the budget.

e. Monthly Financial Report. Prepare a monthly statement of all receipts and disbursements in sufficient detail to show the financial condition of the City and each of its departments.

f. Licenses. Supervise and be in charge of all license issuance and inspection.

g. Payroll Records. Supervise and be in charge of all payroll records.

h. Insurance Policies. Maintain a record of all insurance policies and their expiration dates.

i. Collection of Taxes, Assessments, Etc. See that all taxes, assessments and other fees and revenues of the City, or for whose collection the City is responsible, and all other money receivable by the City from the County, State or Federal government, or from any court, office, department or agency of the City are collected, and perform such other duties that are from time to time assigned to him/her by the City Council.

(Amended by Statutes 1973)

The City Manager shall be accorded a seat at the City Council table and at all meetings of boards and commissions and shall be entitled to participate in their deliberations, but shall not have a vote.

The City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of 90 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 entire membership of the City Council.

The City Manager shall notify the City Council at least 30 days in advance of his/her intended resignation. Failure to do so shall be grounds for withholding payment due for services. This provision may, however, be waived by majority vote of the City Council.

The City Manager shall appoint, subject to the approval of the City Council, 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. If the Manager fails to make such appointment, the City Council may appoint an officer or department head to serve as such Manager Pro Tempore.