CITY MANAGER

POSITION- CITY MANAGER

 

City of Marquette, IA (population 476) Mayor & 5-member city council seeking a City manager.  The position will be responsible for planning, organizing and directing all city activities.  Municipal administration experience preferred. Emphasis on economic development, TIF, project management, construction management, budget & finance, grant writing, community visioning and strong communications to citizens and council.  Salary  DOQ + Benefits. Residency required.    Performs duties as stated in city code Chapter 22:

CHAPTER 22

CITY MANAGER



22.01  Appointment, Term of Office and Removal

22.04  Residency

22.02  Compensation

22.05  Cooperation

22.03  Powers and Duties

 

22.01    APPOINTMENT, TERM OF OFFICE AND REMOVAL.  The City Manager shall be appointed on the basis of merit with due regard to training, experience, administrative ability and general fitness for the office.  The Manager is to be appointed by a majority vote (3 voting members) of the Council.  The Manager shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council and shall be subject to removal by a majority vote of the Council.

22.02    COMPENSATION.  The Manager shall receive such annual salary as the Council shall from time to time determine by resolution, and payment shall be made bi-weekly from the treasury of the City, in the manner provided for paying other employees.

22.03    POWERS AND DUTIES.  The City Manager is the chief administrative officer of the City.  The duties of the Manager shall be as follows:

1.         To supervise enforcement and execution of the City laws. The Manager shall not have authority in setting of City policy. Rather, this employee shall coordinate the administration of City policies, services, functions and programs.

2.         To attend all meetings of the Council unless excused by the Council. The Manager shall attend meetings of boards and commissions of the City as required by the Council.

3.         To recommend to the Council such measures as the Manager may deem necessary or expedient for the good government and welfare of the City.

4.         To have the general supervision and direction of the administration of the City government.

5.         To supervise and direct the official conduct of all non-elected officers and employees of the City, and take active control of the Administrative, Streets, Parks, Water, & Sewer Departments of the City. The Manager shall serve as personnel officer for the City with responsibilities to see that complete and current personnel records, including specific job descriptions, for all City employees are kept; develop and enforce high standards of performance by City employees; make recommendations for hiring, removal and discipline of city employees; assure that City employees have proper working conditions; work closely with department heads to promptly resolve personnel problems or grievances.  Work closely with employees to assure that they receive adequate opportunities for training to maintain and improve their job-related knowledge and skills and act as the approving authority for requests by employees to attend conferences, meetings, training schools, etc., provided that funds have been budgeted for these activities.

6.         To supervise the performance of all contracts for work to be done for the City, make all purchases of material and supplies, and see that such material and supplies are received, and are of the quality and character called for by the contract.

7.         To have the power, under the direction of the Council and Mayor, to superintend and inspect all work and improvements done and made upon the streets, alleys, sewers, waterworks system and public grounds.

8.         To supervise the construction, improvement, repair, maintenance, and management of all City property, capital improvements, and undertakings of the City, including the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, specifications and estimates for capital improvements.

9.         The City Manager, subject to the approval of the Council, shall make or cause to be made, with engineering assistance as shall be necessary, the necessary surveys, plats, drawings and estimates, together with suitable specifications for public works, and all necessary surveys of streets, alleys, and all public grounds, the lines of which shall be made in some substantial and permanent manner. Necessary plats of all surveys shall be filed with the office of the City Manager and recorded. The City Manager shall cause landmarks to be established either for surveying or grading of streets, the same to be accomplished by placing stones or other permanent monuments from which the grade or survey may be readily ascertained.

10.       To cooperate with all administrative agencies and boards.

11.       To summarily and without notice investigate the affairs and conduct of any department, agency, officer or employee under the Manager’s supervision; or appoint a person to perform such duties.

12.       To supervise the issuance and revocation of licenses and permits authorized by City law and the maintenance of these records.

13.       To keep the Council fully advised of the financial and other conditions of the City and of its future needs.

14.       To assist in the preparation of the annual City budget, in accordance with guidelines as may be provided by the Mayor and City Council and in coordination with department heads, and pursuant to state statutes, for review and approval by the Mayor and the City Council and administer the budget as adopted by the City Council.

15.       Keep informed concerning current federal, state, and county legislation and administrative rules affecting the City and submit appropriate reports and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.

16.       Keep informed concerning the availability of federal, state and local grant programs and make necessary application on behalf of the City to obtain these funds.

17.       Represent the City in matters involving legislative and inter-governmental affairs as authorized and directed as to that representation by the Mayor and Council.

18.       Act as public information officer for the City with the responsibility of assuring that the news media are kept informed about the operations of the City and all open meetings rules and regulations are followed.

19.       Establish and maintain procedures to facilitate communications between citizens and City government to assure that complaints, grievances, recommendations, and other matters receive prompt attention by the responsible official, and to assure that all such matters are expeditiously resolved.  Promote the economic well-being and growth of the City through public and private sector cooperation.

20.       To perform other duties at the Council’s direction.

22.04    RESIDENCY.  The Manager shall become a resident of the City of Marquette within one year following the date of appointment, unless this requirement is specifically waived or varied by Council ordinance or by contract authorized by the Council, and entered into with the Manager, covering the terms and conditions of residency.

22.05    COOPERATION. All officials and employees of the City shall cooperate with and assist the Manager so that the City government shall function effectively and efficiently.

(Ch. 22 - Ord. 323 – Oct. 06 Supp.)