HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC ORD 1955-885 Amends §§ 2 and 3 of Ord. 72; repeals Ord. 822, city manager (2.01)ORDINANCE NO. 885
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 782 OF THE ORDINANCES
OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY, BY AMENDING SECTIONS 2 and 3,
AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 822
The City Council of the City of National City does ordain
as follows:
Section 1 Section 2 of Ordinance No. 782 of the
City of National City is hereby amended to read as follows:
"Section 2. The City Manager shall be the
administrative head of the City Government under the
direction and control of the Council, except as other-
wise provided by Ordinance. The City Manager shall be
responsible to the City Council for the efficient
administration of all the affairs of the City which
are under the City Manager's control. In addition to
the City Manager's general powers as administrative head,
and not as a limitation thereon, it shall be the duty
and the City Manager shall have power:
1. To see that all laws and ordinances are
duly enforced.
2. To employ, discipline or remove all
heads of departments and all subordinate officers and
employees of the City, to transfer employees from one
department to another; and to consolidate or combine
offices, positions, departments, or units under the City
Manager's jurisdiction with the approval of the City
Council in each instance. Nothing herein contained shall
apply, however, to the City Clerk, City Attorney, or
City Treasurer.
3. To exercise control over all departments
and division of the City Government and over all appointive
officers and employees thereof subject to the
approval of the City Council, except as herein
provided.
4. To attend all meetings of the Council
and its committees unless excused therefrom by the
Council or the committee and except when the
removal of the City Manager is under consideration
by the Council.
5. To recommend to the Council for
adoption such measures and ordinances as are deemed
necessary or expedient.
6. To keep the City Council at all times
advised as to the financial conditions and needs of
the City.
7. To prepare and submit to the City
Council the annual budget.
8. To prepare and recommend to the City
Council a salary plan.
9. To purchase all supplies for all of the
departments or divisions thereof,and no expenditure
shall be submitted or recommended to the City Council
except upon report or approval of the City Manager.
10. To make investigations into the affairs
of the City or any department or division thereof or any
contract, or the proper performance of any obligation
running to the City.
11. To investigate all complaints in relation
to all matters concerning the administration of the
government of the City and in regard to the service
maintained by public utilities in the City, and to see
that all franchises, permits and privileges granted by
the City are faithfully observed.
12. To exercise general supervision over
all public buildings, public parks, streets and other
public property which are under the control and
jurisdiction of the City Council.
13. To prepare and submit to the City
Council an organization chart showing the organization
plan for all departments of the City government.
14. To issue on behalf of the Council all
licenses and permits not otherwise provided for by
ordinance.
15.
public work
16.
improvement
the various
To superintend the construction of all
within the City.
To develop and organize necessary public
projects and assist the City Council and
departments in carrying the same through
to successful conclusion.
17. To serve as public relations officer of
the City government and to follow through and endeavor
adjust all just complaints filed against any employee,
department, division, or service thereof.
18. To make and keep up to date,
an inventory
to
of all property, real and personal, owned by the City.
19. To receive and open all mail addressed to
the City Council and give immediate attention thereto to
the end that all administrative business referred to in
said communications and not necessarily requiring Council -
manic action, may be disposed of
providing that all actions taken
munications shall be reported to
next meeting thereafter."
between Council meetings;
pursuant to such com-
the City Council at its
Section 2. Section 3 of the Ordinance numbered 782
of the Ordinances of the City of National City is hereby amended
to read as follows:
"Section 3. Except for the purpose of inquiry,
the City Council and its members shall deal with the
administrative service solely through the City Manager,
and neither the City Council nor any member thereof
shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the
City Manager.
Section 3. Ordinance No. 822 of the Ordinances of the City
of National City is hereby repealed.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Coi}gcil of the City of
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National City, California, this / - day of
following vote, to -wit:
ATTES' :
1955, by the
AYES: Heck, Hollingsworth, Jensen, Parchen, Hodge
NAYS: None
ABSENT: None / /`
` day of
City Clerk
Mayor of the City of National City,
California
I hereby approve the foregoing Ordinance this
, 1955.
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Mayor of the City of National City,California
I hereby certify that the above and foregoing is a full and true copy
of Ordinance No 885 of the Ordinances of the City of National City,
California, as adopted by the City Council of said City,and approved by the
Mayor of said City, on the 7th day of June 1955.
City Clerk of the City of National City,California