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Home My WebLink AboutORD 695 - ORD Creating Office of City Manager for West U 43 TI ORDINANCE NO. 695 AN ORDINANCE CREATING mE OFFICE-OF CITY MANAGER FOR THE CIT! OF WEST UNIVERSI'lY PLACE, TEXAS; PRESCRIBING HIS POWERS AND DUTIES J PROVIDING FOR COMPENSATION AND DECLARING AN EFFEC TIVE ~m . BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF lmST UNIVERSITY PLACE, TEXAS: Section 1. City Manager: There is hereby created the office of City Manager of the City of w~~t University Place, Texas. Section 2. The City COlTl1J1ission shall appoint and emp10y a City Manager who aha11 have and perform the duties, functions and obligations -hereinafter provided. The City Manager of the City of West University Place ~hall be the principal. administrative head of the DDlnicipa1. govern- ment under the direction and supervision of the governing body. Section 3. Residence of. City ~nager: Tlle City Manager mayor may not be a resident of the City of Wes'f; University Place when appointed" but during the term of his office sh4UJ. reside in the City of West Uni- versity Place. . c' , ] Section 4. Tem of Offi~e: 1.'h~ City Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite period, and shall be subject to discharge at the p1easure of the City Commissi<';)n upon a majority vote and the giving of thirty days prior notice. ' S~ction ~. Absence or di,sabi1ity of City Manager: During the absence or disabi1ity of the City Manager, he shall designate some properly qualified person to perform the duties of said office" and he shall advise the. City Commissiontbe name of the employee he has so appointed. Section 6. Powers and Du.ties: The powers and duties of the City Manager shall be: (a) To devote all of his working time and attention to the affairs of the city, and be responsible to the governing body for the efficient administration of its affairs. (b) , To recommend the appointment or removal. of all heads of depart- ments and al.l subordinate emp10yees to the governing bo~ of the city. He shall serve as Personne1 Director" andperfom. all du ties, as prescribed in that section of the City Charter describ- ing the powers and duties of the Personnel Direewr. (c) To exercise supervision and control over all departinents created -.. by the goveming body or that may hereafter be created by said. governing body of the City. ""1"""-1- :--------:........ r-- -~ -.., " I II r 4,4 J II _ _--I .J .. ~ I '_I '1'--"'"n"_.'.!J"lt.! (d) To attend all meetings of the governing body with the right; to take part in the discussion, but having no vote; and he, shall be notitied of all special meetings of said governing body. To see that all tems and conditions imposed in favor of the City of West University Place and its inhabitants in any public utility franchise are faithfully kept and performed and upon knowledge of any violation thereof to call the same to the attention of the governing body. . o (e) (f) To review the budget as prepared by the City Treasurer and submi't his recommendations concerning such budget to the Cit1 governing body. To supervise the preparation by the City Treasurer of the monthly statement as required by the Charter 01' the City. (h) - To act as purchasing agent of the City of West University Place" under such rules and policies as may be esta'Qlished by the City Commission. The purchasing agent shall not let' any contract for periods exceeding one year for public im- provements" labor or supplies. In case of accident or ' other circumstances creating a public emergency requiring immediate action" the City Manager may" with the consent of the Mayor, or in his absence" the Mayor Pro tem" take a.D7 necessary .:' .: .,." 'remedial action, including the awarqing of contracts and the making ot emergency purchases which may be required to avoid or correct ~ch public emergency; provided, however, that immediately, thereafter the City, Manager shall file with the Mayor and City Commission a certificate explaining such public emergency and the necessity of action taken, together with an itemized account ot all expenditures. (g) o (i) To recommEmd to the governing body the salaries to be paid each appointive ofticer and subord.inate employee of the city; and it shall be the duty of the governing body "to pass ordin- ances or resolutions from time to time fixing rates of compen- sation. (j) To recommend to the governing body, in writing, from time to time, for adoption, ' such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient. ' (k) To do and perfom such other duties as may be prescribed by ordinance or resolution of the governing body of the city. (1) -.~. :_:. To sign or countersign all checks or vouchers drawn on any fund of the City. o ] ] ] 45 Section 7. Compensation and Bond of City Manager: The City Manager shall receive such compensation as 1ihe governing body shall fix from time to time by ordinance J and shall furnish such surety bond as may be required by the governing body by ordinance !I the premium to be paid by the city. Section 8. All ordinances of the city prescribing the dutiBs of Heads of departments shall remain in full force and effect except insofar as they conflict with 1ihe provisions of this' ordinance, in which case the provisions of this ordinance shall govern. ' Section 9. This ordinance shall be effective on the day following its final reading and passage. PASSED AND APPROVED on the First Reading this 19th day of September, , ' A.D., 1955 PASSED AND APPROVED on the Second Reading this 26th'day of September, , . A.D.J 1955 ,. PASSED AND APPROVED on the Third Reading this loth day of October J . . A.D., 1955 ~ JI #;~ Mayor, City of West University Place, Texas ATTEST: / ~~"J . APPROVED AS 'ID FORM: