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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2004-3-677041 ORDINANCE NO. 2004-3-6770 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SEC. 2-93, CITY MANAGER, AND ABOLISHING SEC. 2-95, INTERIM CITY MANAGER OF CH. 2, ADMINISTRATION OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OF PADUCAH, KENTUCKY: SECTION 1. That Sec. 2-93, "City Manager" of Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby amended to read as follows: "Sec. 2-93. City Manager. (a) Office established. The office of City Manager is established. Qualifications for the office shall include, but not be limited to, professional training or administrative qualifications, with special reference to actual experience in or knowledge of accepted practice regarding duties of the office, and shall also include, but not be limited to: (1) Being responsible to the Board of Commissioners for the proper administration of all duties imposed upon him by ordinance; (2) Recommending to the Board, subject to any statute, ordinance, or contract which relates to the appointment, tenure, or removal of any employee, the appointment, and, when necessary for the good of the service, the removal, of subordinate employees and officers of the city. No officer or employee of the city shall be appointed or removed except through action by the Board, except that the City Manager may fill vacancies in the classified service pending the appointment by the Board and may employ personnel for temporary positions subject to such conditions as maybe imposed by the Board; (3) Preparing the budget, submitting it to the Board, and being responsible for its administration after adoption; (4) Preparing and submitting to the Board at the end of each fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the city for the preceding year; (5) Keeping the Board advised of the financial condition and future needs of the city and making recommendations as he deems desirable; (6) Maintaining liaison with related units of local government respecting interlocal contracting and joint activities; (7) Supervising all departments of city government and the conduct of all city officers and employees under his jurisdiction and requiring each department to make reports to him as required by ordinance or as he deems desirable; (8) Performing other duties required of city executive authorities by statute or required of him by the Board not inconsistent with this section; and (9) Determining the acceptability of all gifts for designated purposes other than operations or facilities now operated or owned by the city. (b) Appointment; removal. The Board shall appoint a City Manager by a majority vote of all its members. The City Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term and may be removed only by a majority vote of all Board members. At least 30 days before such removal shall become effective, the Board shall by a majority vote of all its members adopt a preliminary resolution stating the reasons for his removal. The City Manager may reply in writing and may request a public hearing which shall be held not earlier than 20 days nor later than 30 days after the filing of the request. After the public hearing, if requested, and after full consideration, the Board by majority vote of all its members may adopt a final resolution of removal. By the preliminary resolution the Board may suspend the City Manager from duty, but shall in any event cause to be paid 42 to him any unpaid balance of his compensation and compensation for the next calendar month following adoption of the preliminary resolution. (c) Powers and duties. The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer and exercise those executive powers and duties delegated to him by ordinance and statute. He shall enforce the City Manager plan, city ordinances, and all applicable statutes. Subject to approval of the Board, the City Manager shall promulgate procedures to -insure orderly administration of the functions of city government and compliance with statutes or ordinances. Any delegation of the City Manager's duties or responsibilities to subordinate officers and employees shall be made by municipal order, except that all bonds, notes, contracts, and written obligations of the city according to ordinance or resolution shall be made and executed by the Mayor on behalf of the city. Upon promulgating any new or changed administrative procedure or approving an administrative procedure promulgated by a department director, the city manager will distribute copies of the new or revised administrative procedure to the Mayor and each Commissioner. The Commission may adopt a municipal order to amend or withdraw any administrative procedure promulgated by the city manager. (d) Compensation. The annual rate of compensation for the City Manager shall be paid at the times other city salaries are paid, and shall be exclusive of the compensation, if any, paid to him as a member of the Electric Plant Board of the city. (e) Benefits. The City Manager may, at his option, be placed under the Kentucky County Employees Retirement System or a benefit plan may be selected or designated by the City Manager and methods of payments therein may also be selected or designated by the City Manager. (f) Oath. No person shall be appointed or act as the City Manager unless that person has taken the oath required by section 228 of the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. (g) Bond. The City Manager shall execute an official bond as set forth in section 2-51(b). (h) Acting City Manager. (1) There is hereby created for the city the position of Acting City Manager, which position shall be filled by metien of the Board ef r "re, e fthe ei � by the City Manager appointing a qualified city staff member as Acting City Manager, and the person so appointed shall be empowered to sign all eheeks an the,- a,.,.,,,,.,erts which the City M.,nage,. ; authorized t„ sign b law or- by or-dinanee, a to perform such ether duties as may be required of the City Manager during and only during such times as the duly appointed City Manager is absent from the eivy " unable to attend to the duties of his e ffieeor- when ., vaeaney y he e fe.,te,7 by the resignation, removal",- .death of the City unable to be contacted or is unable to return to the City within 12 hours notice. (2) The A eting ('';. Manager- e t.shat ;the ,-, t oat;., .,t the pleasufe of the Beard of Cenunissioner-s, and the per -son so � appoi „tea y he removedor- r-eplaeed .,t any time 1,y_., majority of the Board of Gew.-nissteaer-s. (i) Interim City Manager. There is hereby created for the city, the position of Interim City Manager, which position shall be filled by a Municipal Order of the Board of Commissioners of the city when the office of City Manager is vacant or the City Manager is incapacitated. SECTION 2. That Sec. 2-95, "Interim City Manager" of Chapter 2, Administration, of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paducah, Kentucky, is hereby abolished. SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be read on two separate days and will become effective upon summary publication pursuant to KRS Chapter 424. ATTEST: Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk Introduced by the Board of Commissioners February 24, 2004 Adopted by the Board of Commissioners March 9, 2004 Recorded by Tammara S. Brock, City Clerk, March 9, 2004 Published by The Paducah Sun, March 16, 2004 \ord\2-93 & 2-95 III Mayor 43