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HomeMy Public PortalAboutOrdinance No. 515-84 07-02-1984 ORDINANCE N0. ~ 1 • An Ordinance Amending The Richland Hills Code Of Ordinances, Chapter 8, Section 1, Relating To The Position Of City Administrator; And; Providing A Savings Clause. Be It Ordained By The City Council Of The City Of Richland Hills, Texas: That Chapter 8, Section 1, of the Code of Ordinances, City of Richland Hills, Texas is hereby amended to read as follows: SECTION l: CITY AMINISTRATOR A. OFFICE OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR CREATED The position of the City Administrator is hereby created. B. APPOINTMENT The City Administrator shall be appointed by a majority vote of the City Council for an indefinite term. He shall be chosen by the City Council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative quali- fications. No City Council member shall receive such appointment dur- ing the term for which he was elected nor within two (2) years after the expiration of his term. C. REMOVAL FROM OFFICE • The City Administrator shall serve at the will of the City Council and may be removed or suspended by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the City Council. The City Council may designate some qualified person to act in the absence or disability of the Administrator. D. COMPENSATION The City Administrator shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the City Council. E. POWERS AND DUTIES Z`he City Administrator shall be the Administrative Officer of the City, who shall serve under the Mayor/City Council as directed in a regular or called session. He shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City. To that end, he shall have power and shall be required to: (1) Prepare job descriptions for all officers and employees of the City, fill budgeted positions on the City staff and recommend to the City Council the appointment of Department Heads. He shall be empowered to terminate any employee other than Department Heads. He shall be empowered to suspend Department Heads and recommend their termination to the City Council. He shall direct and supervise the day-to-day activities of all employees through Department Heads. • (2) Prepare budget annually and submit it to the City Council together with a message describing the important features and be responsible for its administration after adoption. Page 2 (3) Prepare and submit to the City Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities • of the City for the preceding year. (4) Keep the City Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City, and make such recommendations as he may deem de- sirable, make proposals for applications for federal grants, make required reports for such grants as may be applicable and desirable for City needs. (5) Supervise the purchase of all materials, supplies and equipment for which funds are provided in the budget; purchase materials and sup- plies necessary for operation or maintenance of City services for amounts up to and including four thousand nine hundred-ninety nine dollars and ninety nine cents ($4,999.99), to the extent that funds have been provided in the budget, let and receive bids for purchases over $4,999.99 and for contracts; present them to the City Council for approval, and advise the City Council on the advantages or dis- advantages of contract and bid proposals. No purchase shall be made, contract let or obligation incurred for any item or service which ex- ceeds the current budget appropriation without a supplemental appro- priation by the City Council. No contract shall be let except by the City Council. The City Administrator may issue such rules governing procedures for purchasing within the administrative organization as the City Council shall approve. (6) Investigate the affairs of t:he City, or any department or division thereof. Investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning • the administration of the government of the City, and regarding service maintained by the public utilities in the City, and see that the quality of service be maintained by the Public Works Department and see that all franchises, permits, and privileges granted by the City are faithfully observed. (7) Devote his entire time to the discharge of his official duties. (8) Perform such other duties as he may be required by the majority of the City Council, not inconsistent with law, or City Ordinances. F. AWARDING CONTRACTS AND PURCHASING DURING EMERGENCIES In case of accident, disaster, or other circumstance creating a public emergency, the City Administrator may award contracts and make purchases for the purpose of meeting said emergency; but he shall file within seventy-two (72) hours with the City Council a certificate showing such emergency and the necessity for such action, together with an itemized account of all expenditures. G. BONDING The City Administrator shall furnish a surety bond to be approved by the City Council, said bond to be conditioned on the faithful performance of his duties. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the City. • PAGE 3 SAVINGS CLAUSE: If any section, subsection, or sentence, clause or phrase of this ordinance is for any reason held invalid by a court of competent juris- diction, such decision or decisions shall not affect the validity of the remain- ing portions of this ordinance. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS, TEXAS, ON THIS, THE 2nd DAY OF JULY, 1984. CITY OF RICHLAND HILLS r BY• YOR AT T: } CITY SECRETARY •