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HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance-1973-0137 - Establishing City Administrator PositionIntroduced by Alderman Ray Pepe ORDINANCE NO. 137 Series of 1973 TITLE: AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING THE POSITION OF CITY ADMINISTRATOR, QUALIFICATIONS OF THE ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE DUTIES, FUNCTIONS AND POWERS OF THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR. Be it ordained by the City Council of the City of Wheat Ridge, Jefferson County, Colorado that: Section 1. Establishment of Position. There is created and established the position of City Administrator of the City of Wheat Ridge. Section 2. Qualifications and Pav. The City Administrator shall be selected by City Council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifica- tions. If not a City resident at the time of appointment, he will remove to the City and thereafter shall reside in the City during his tenure. He shall be compensated for his services as Council may from time to time determine. Section 3. Power to Appoint and Remove. Subject to and except as otherwise provided by law or Ordinance, he shall have the power to appoint and remove all officers, Directors, and Merit or Civil Service employees of the City. Specifically excepted are elected officials and Council or Commission appointees, including City Attorney, Municipal Judge, City Treasurer, and City Clerk. He shall have t-ie power to dismiss, suspend and discipline affected employees in accordance with Civil Service Ordinance, Merit Ordinances or other policy. Section 4. Functions and Duties. The City Administrator shall have the following addi- tional functions and duties: (1) Td supervise the administration of the enforcement ❑f all laws and Ordinances of the City, save and except to the extent that the administration of such enforce- ment is confided to other City officials by law or Ordinances; (2) To be responsible to the City Council for the administration of all departments of the City, save and except those departments confided to the supervision of other City officers by law or Ordinance; and to cooper- ate with and supervise the administrative functions of ORDINANCE NO. 137 k such departments to the extent requested or delegated by the City officers having primary responsibility for the operation of such departments; (3) To issue such administrative regulations and outline general administrative procedures applicable to areas and departments confided to his supervision in the form of rules which are not in conflict with the laws of the state of Colorado or other City Ordinances; (4) To prepare an annual budget and to submit the same to Council; (5) In cooperation with the City Treasurer to keep the Council fully informed as to the financial condi- tion of the City; (6) To recommend to Council for adoption such measures as he may deem necessary or proper for the efficient and proper operation of the City, and to attend all City Council meetings; (7) To prepare and submit to the Council an annual report of the City's affairs, including a summary of the reports of the operations of all City departments; (8) Subject to the requirements of statutes and Ordinances, and in accordance with rules and regula- tions now or hereafter promulgated by City Council, to purchase materials and authorize expenditures of funds on behalf of the City; t (9) To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by Ordinance or by direction of the City Council; (10) To organize City departments, subject to Council approval, in such a manner that maximum efficiency and economy are achieved. Section 5. Council-City Administrator Relationship. The City Council shall deal with that portion of the administrative service of the City for which the City Administrator is responsible through the City Administrator. Directives issued by the Council concerning policies or operations of the City Council affecting the area of responsibility of the City Administrator in the administration of any of these departments shall be made so as to direct the City Administrator to accomplish the necessary orders. Section 6. Severability Clause. If any clause, sentence, paragraph, or part of this Ordinance or the application thereof to any persons or circumstances ORDINANCE NO. 137 shall for any reason be adjudged by a Court of competent jurisdic- tion invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this Ordinance, or its application to other persons or circumstances. Any provision of the City of Wheat Ridge in conflict herewith, or any part hereof, shall be, and the same is hereby repealed. Section 7. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication following final reading. INTRODUCED, READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on first reading by a vote of 5 to 0 this 13th day of September , A.D., 1973. READ, ADOPTED AND ORDERED PUBLISHED AND POSTED on second and final reading by a vote of 6 to 0 this 11th day of October , A.D., 1973. 1 f ALBERT E. ANDERSON MAYOR ATTEST: Louise F. Turner City Clerk CERTIFICATION OF POSTING AND PUBLICATION We, Louise F. Turner and Helen Elise Brougham hereby certify that Ordinance No. 137 was duly published in the Wheat Ridge Sentinel on the 20th day of September 1973 and posted by us following first reading on the 21st day of September 1973 at the following locations within the City of Wheat Ridge: Wheat Ridge Post Office Wheat Ridge Branch Library Westridge Sanitation District Columbia Heights School Prospect Valley Fire Department Wheat Ridge City Office Wheat Ridge Council Chambers We, Louise F. Turner and Helen Elise Brougham hereby certify that Ordinance No. 137 was duly published in the Wheat Ridge Sentinel on the 18th day of October 1973 and posted by us following second reading on the 19th day of October 1973 at the above listed locations within the City of Wheat Ridge. uise F. Turner Oo City Clerk Helen Elise Brougham Deputy City Clerk