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Home My WebLink About2005-07-15 Council Packet - Special MeetingKenai City Council Special Council Meeting July 15, 2005 Appointment of Acting City Manager AGENDA KENAI CITY COUNCIL- SPECIAL MEETING JULY 15, 2005 6:00 P.M. KENAI CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS http'//www, ci.kenai.ak.us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval ITEM B: NEW BUSINESS o Approval-- Appointment of Acting City Manager EXECUTIVE SESSION -- Appointment of Acting City Manager ITEM C: ADJOURNMENT > uj ~' uj 0 .'<0~ > ~0 <0~ rn n ~ o3 :~ n~ 0 1,1.1 ~0 <0~ 1.05.010 Chapter 1.05 CITY MANAGER Sections: 1.05.010 1.05.020 Form of government. Powers and duties of City Manager. 1.05.010 Form of government. Pursuant to the authority of the Charter of the City of Kenai, Alaska, the form of,government of Kenai shall, on the effective date of this ordinance, be, and operate as, thenceforth, a "council-manager" form of municipal government. (KC 1-1) 1.05.020 Powers and duties of City Manager. (a) The City Manager is authorized and directed to exercise the powers and fulfill the duties spec- ified in Section 3-2 of the Charter of the City of Kenai, as well as any other powers autho- rized or duties specified from time to time by the Council. Co) In addition to, and consistent with those pow- ers, duties, and functions of the City Manager, as set forth in Section 3-2 of the Charter of the City of Kenai, are the following. The City Manager shall: (1) Hold staff meetings with all department heads to insure adequate cross-commu- nication between the departments and the City Manager as relates to current and pending actions of the City. In addition, in preparing annual budgets, the City Manager will include informational input from all department heads. (2) Work through duly elected appoint- ees/representatives of the Planning Com- mission (City of Kenai and Kenai Penin- sula Borough) and the Borough Assem- bly, so that all matters relating to those bodies may be addressed as a unified City action. (3) Keep an active checklist of Council ques- tions and problems. He should attempt to answer or dispose of the same as priori- tized by the Council within thirty-six (36) hours of presentation if possible, with copies to go to all Council members. (4) Follow written policy set by the Council. The City Manager shall not set policy. · (5) Present all lease applications to the City Council completely filled out. Where applicable, the applications will first be presented to the Kenai Planning Commis- sion for its consideration. (6) Enter into no contracts or purchase agree- ments in excess of the mount authorized by KMC 7.15.030, except by prior ap- proval of the City Council as mandated by and with the exceptions contained in KMC 7.15.030. (7) Shall act as the Council's representative when present before those bodies enumer- ated in paragraph (2) preceding, but shall secure the Council's prior approval, if at all pOssible, before acting as the Council's representative before any other body, assemblage, or business meeting not within the boundaries of the City of Kenai. In any case, shall exercise due diligence to abide by paragraph (4). (8) If appropriate, alternatives will be submit- ted when Administration presents pro- posed ordinances or resolutions. (KC 1-1.1, Ords. 397, 1802-98, 1845-2000) . 3 (Kenai 7-21-00) CHARTER Code up to date. The ordinances and parts of ordi- nonces included in the Code may be revised, rear- ranged, and reorganized; and the Code may contain new matter, provisions of the State Constitution and law applicable to the City, and this Charter. The Council by non-emergency ordinance shall adopt the Code. A copy of the Code shall be kept in the office of the City Clerk after adoption and shall be open to public inspection, but the Code need not be en- rolled in the book of ordinances. ARTICLE 3 CITY ADMINISTRATOR AND ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS Section 3-1. City Manager: Appointment, Term, Qualifications, Removal. (a) When the City is operating under the Council- Manager form of government, there shall be a City Manager. The Council shall appoint him for an indefinim term by a vote of a majority of all its members. It shall choose him on the basis of his executive and administrative quali- fications. At the time of his appointment, he need not be a resident of the city or state; but, during his tenure of office, he shall reside within the City. (b) The Council may suspend or remove the City Manager at any time by an affirmative vote of five members. At least one month before re- moving the City manager, the Council shall give him notice of the proposed removal and a written statement of the cause of removal, and before removal, shall give him oppommity for a public hearing thereon. The Council may remove an Acting City Manager without notice. Section 3-2. City Administrator: Powers and Duties. The city administrator (mayor or city manager, as the case may be) shall be chief administrative officer and head of the administrative branch of the city government. He shall execute the laws and ordinances and administer the government of the City, and in case of a City Manager, shall be re- sponsible therefor to the Council. He shall: (1) Appoint, and when deemed necessary for the good of the service, lay off, suspend, demote, or remove, all directors, or heads of administra- tive departments and all other administrative officers and employees of the City except as this Charter provides otherwise, subject to such merit-system regulations as the Council may adopt; (2) Supervise and control, directly or indirectly, all administrative deparunents, agencies, officers, and employees whom he appoints; (3) Prepare a budget (including estimated revenues and proposed expenditures) annual and submit it to the Council, be responsible for budget administration after appropriations are made, and recommend to the Council any changes in the estimates and appropriations which he deems desirable; (4) Submit to the Council a report as of the end of the fiscal year on the finances and adminis- trative activities of the City for the preceding year; (5) Keep the Council advised of the financial con- dition and future needs of the City, and make such recommendations on matters of policy and other matters to the Council as may seem to him desirable; (6) Have such other powers, duties, and functions as this Charter may prescribe, and such powers, duties, and functions consistent with this Char- ter as the Council may prescribe. Section 3-3. Administrative Departments, Offices, and Agencies. There shall be such administrative departments, offices, and agencies as this Charter establishes and as the Council may establish. Section 3-4. Department of Finance: Finance Director. There shall be a Finance Director who shall be an officer of the City appointed by the City Admin- istrator for an indefinite term, and who shall be head C-5 Carol Freas II From' Sent: To' Cc' Subject: Carol Freas Monday, July 11, 2005 3:50 PM Blaine D. Gilman (E-mail); Cliff Massie (E-mail); James N. Butler III (E-mail); Joe Moore (E- mail); Linda Swarner (E-mail); Pat Porter (E-mail); Rick Ross (E-mail) Dept_heads Notice of Special Council Meeting July 15, 2005 Special Council ... A special council meeting has been scheduled for Friday, ,Tuly 15, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. in the council chambers. A copy of the meeting agenda is attached for your information. Carol L. Freos Kenoi City Clerk ~ AGENDA '~, ~.'~,,~KENAI CITY COUNCIL- SPECIAL MEETING i--. ~ ~'-"" 6:00 P.M. ~,-~y KEN Al CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS KENAI. JtlASKA http ://www. ci.k en a i. a k. us ITEM A: CALL TO ORDER 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Agenda Approval ITEM B: NEW BUSINESS 1. Approval -- Appointment of Acting City Manager ITEM C: ADJOURNMENT The public is invited to attend. Carol L. Freas, City Clerk D409/211