Jack M. Schumacher
City Manager
Functions & Duties
The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the City.
His functions and duties shall be:
1) To be responsible to the Council for the efficient administration of
all administrative departments of the City government except the
City Attorney's department;
2) To see that all laws and ordinance are enforced;
3) Supervise and coordinate the personnel policies of the city, subject
to any civil service or merit service plan adopted by the Council;
4) To appoint and remove the heads of the several City departments in
the manner specified in Section 7.3 of the City Charter;
5) To see that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the City or
its inhabitants in any public utility franchise, or in any contract, are faithfully
kept and performed;
6) To recommend all annual budgets to the Council and to
administer the budget as finally adopted under the policies formulated by the
Council and to keep the Council fully advised at tall times as to the financial condition
and needs of the City;
7) To recommend to the Council for adoption such measures as he may deem
necessary or expedient; and to attend council meeting with the right to take part in
discussions but not to vote;
8) In case of conflict of authority between any officers or City
departments, or both, or in case of absence of administrative authority, occasioned by
inadequacy of charter or ordnance provisions to resolve the conflict, making a full report
to the Council at its next meeting;
9) To exercise and perform all administrative functions
of the City that are not imposed by law or ordinance upon some other official;
10) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by law or as may
be required of him by ordinance or by direction of Council.
