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CITY OF MOAB, UTAH
ORDINANCE NO. 6-77
AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF CITY MANAGER
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MOAB, UTAH
Section 1. OFFICE CREATED, The office of city manager is hereby
created as provided in Section 10-6-75, Utah Code Annotated (1953).
Section 2. CONTROL. The powers, duties and functions of that office
to be administered and carried out by the city manager shall be subject to
the control of the city council.
Section 3. GENERAL DUTIES. The manager shall:
A. Have and exercise all powers and duties assigned to him from
time to time by the city council.
B. Be charged with the enforcement of all laws and ordinances
within the municipality insofar as their enforcement is within the powers
of the city,
C. Attend all meetings of the city council, and shall keep the council
informed as to the affairs of the city, and shall recommend to the council
such action as may be necessary or expedient for the welfare of the city.
D. Have and exercise general control and supervision over all
activities of the city including but not limited to construction, maintenance,
improvement, repair and replacement of all city properties, ditches,
culverts, streams, and water courses; gutters and curbings, all public
buildings, boulevards, parks, play grounds, squares, and other grounds
belonging to or under the jurisdiction of the city, cemetaries, golf
courses, airport, ball parks, records and supplies.
E. Perform such other duties as the council may from time to time
prescribe.
Section 4. EMPLOYEES. The city manager shall have and exercise
all powers which are now or may hereafter be conferred by law upon the
city of Moab in respect to the employment and removal
of employees and shall hire and discharge such employees and shall have
and exercise general supervision over all of the employees of the city.
Section 5. OFFICERS AND DEPARTMENTS.
A. The manager shall have authority to fill all appointed offices of
the city and to remove persons occupying said offices in the following manner,
B. The manager shall report to the council his intent to make such
appointments and removals prior to taking any action thereon at a regular
or special meeting of said council. If no express objection to the proposed
appointments or removals are made at that time by a majority of the council,
the manager shall have full authority to act on his proposal as presented to
the council.
C. Every administrative department of the city shall be under the
supervision and control of the city manager, who shall have the power to
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appoint or remove any officer in said departments in accordance with the
proceedure set forth in this section.
Section 6. CONTRACTS. The city manager shall examine all proposed
contracts to which the city mayabe a party, and shall, with the recorder,
sign on behalf of the city any contract authorized and approved by the city
council, excepting where the city council directs that some other officer or
officers shall do so. It shall be the duty of the city manager to see to it
that all terms of any contract to which the city is a party are fully performed
by all parties thereto.
Section 7. PURCHASES. The city manager shall be general purchasing
agent of the city, and except where specific provision to the contrary is
made by law or by the council, he shall make all purchases of supplies,
materials, and equipment authorized by the council, in the manner prescribed
by and subject to the limitations imposed by law and the city council. No
purchases shall be made or obligations incurred excepting upon authorization
by the council, and no expense shall be incurred, for a purpose requiring a
prior appropriation unless the amount of such purchase is covered by an
unexpended appropriation for the purpose.
Section 8. BUDGET OFFICER. The city manager is hereby designated
the budget officer for the city and shall perform or cause to be performed all
of the duties of such office as set forth in the Uniform Municipal Fiscal
Procedures Act together with such other duties as the council may from
time to time, by resolution, designate.
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Section 9. ACCOUNTS, It shall be the duty of the city manager to
.keep current accounts showing at all times the fiscal condition of the city,
including the current and anticipated expenses, appropriations, cash on
hand and anticipated revenues of all municipal funds and accounts and he
shall see to the collection of all money due the municipality.
Section 10. INVENTORIES _ PROPERTY. The city manager shall
keep a current inventory showing all real and personal property of the
city and its location and shall be responsible for the care and custody of
all such property including equipment, buildings, parks and all other city
property which is not by law assigned to some other officer or body for care
and control.
Section 11. REPORTS AND PUBLICATIONS. The city manager shall
publish or cause to be published, all notices, ordinances or other documents
required by law to be published and to prepare or cause to be prepared all
reports which the city or any of the officials thereof are required to prepare.
Section 12. ELECTIONS. The city manager shall cause to be prepared
all notices, ballots, and election supplies necessary in connection with
municipal elections.
Section 13. COLLECTOR AND COMPTROLLER. The city manager
shall be ex officio city collector and city comptroller unless such offices,
or either of them, are duly filled by appointment; and he shall perform the
duties of each such office in the absence of such appointment to either of
them.
Section 14. MAPS _ PLATS. Unless otherwise provided by ordinance
the city manager shall cause to be kept a complete set of maps and plats
showing the location of all city utilities, and other municipal properties,
all streets and other public places and all lots or parcels of land subdivided
according to law.
Section 15. OFFICES. The city manager shall maintain an office in
the City Hall and shall spend such time in the performance of his duties as
may be required from time to time by resolution of the council.
Section 16. ABSENCE FROM CITY.
A. In the event that the city manager shall be absent from the city or
incapacitated from performing the duties of his position, an officer or other
person designated by the mayor may be authorized to act as manager during
such absence or incapacity, provided however that if such absence or
incapacity shall extend for a period of ten or more consecutive days, such
designation shall be subject to the approval of the city council.
B. The powers, duties and functions of the office of city manager shall
be carried out by the city manager who shall be qualified person, who need
not be an elector, appointed by the city council at a salary to be fixed by
ordinance or resolution of the said council, and to serve at the pleasure of
the city council, subject to removal by it at any time without cause by a
majority vote thereof. Before taking office the city manager shall furnish
a fidelity bond in an amount to be determined by resolution of the city
council, conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, with a
corporation licensed to do business in the state of Utah as surety. Such
bond shall be filed with the city recorder after being approved by the city
council, and the premium for such bond shall be paid by the city.
C. Additional personnel may from time to time be employed within
the office of city manager by action of the city council.
Section 17. SALARY. The salary of the city manager shall be set
from time to time by resolution of the council.
Section 18. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance being necessary for
the immediate preservation of the peace, health and safety of this city
shall take effect immediately on posting.
PASSED AND ORDERED POSTED this 17th day of May
MAYOR
CITY REORDER