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Home My WebLink AboutORDINANCE 0192-1971CITY OF F~IlA! - ORDI:tNtCE 192 - 71 ESTABLISIIING A P£QUIP£HE~iT THAT DEPARTHENT itEADS SHALL PECE IVE PATIFICATION OF APPOINT:~NT BY TIlE CITY COIJ~ICIL. ~.IH£REAS, elected officials of City government are held by the public directly responsible for City actions or personnel, and · IiiF-REAS, the City Manager or other City administrator could utilize support in the appointment of major departmm, nt heads in accordance with City Charter, Section 3-2, nor therefore, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF TH£ CITY OF KENAI: Section 1. The Code of the City of Kenat, 1963, as amended, shall be further amended to add the Following section to Kenat Code, Section 1-20, as follows: (b) "~'my department heads appointed by the city administrator shall, subject to other requirements of personnel policy of the City of Kenat, be final only after City Council ratification o~ such appointment of the department head so appointed." Sectton g. The existing first paragraph of Kenat Code, Section 1-20 shall be labeled as subparagraph "(a)". FIRST READING 6th ,,, day of January 1971. day of ~1971 CITY OF KENAI ATTEST: BY: ..'gOHft F. STEINB£CK, - --f~dr--- , ~ City cle~ ,[ CITY OF KENAI ,. o. sox s~o K~,. ~ January 11, 1971 ?o: Nayo~ and Council Fi. om: Raymond D. Bu~t Subject: O~d. d 192-71, Council ~atification of Appointment- Depar tmo,n.,t Heads,. Clarification of Terminology. Discussion. The following positions are to be filled by appointment of the City Msnage~: (A). City._Clerk: Section 1-216, "~he City ~lerk shall be appointed by the 0try Manager with the appointment to be approved by a majority vote of all members of the ~ouncll. (B). City ~easure~ - Finance Director: Section 1-226. "Appoint~ent"'of the City ~eas~rer - ~inance Director, shall be by the City Manager, with the approval o~ ~ounctl. (C). Fire 0bier: 'I'he appointment of the Fire Chief ts a matte~ of c~nt~actual a~angement between the City and E.V.F.D. K.V.FoD. selects and the Council/City 1 tanager approves. Therefore. for tb.!~ purpose of this ordinance these positions comply wi~h the~tent ef the ordinance. ~owev~r, the Public Wo~ks Department is a different matter in the code. Section 1-27. " ..... the City Manager shall be ex ~ officio director of Pablic"Works~n~les~ he appoints another pe~son director of Public Works .... " Section 1-28. "~e h~blie Works Department shall have three funetions as follows: (1). Stveets~ ~uildings and other ph~mical factltt- les of the City. (2). Inspection. (3)- Utilities and enteeprises. (A). Water System (B). Se~er System (C). Elect~ical System (D). Airport (E). Ha~bcr and Harbor facilities." ~ot~ld seen that the writers of the code invisioned a stFonf ~hieff ~eoutive (elected or appointed) ~th a st~et~e ~h~eh sho~ed t~ ,~ter and Sever, the ~eetr~e the Ai~ort a~ divi~ons of the ~blic ~orks Depar~nt. ~so as a ~tter off ~sousston ~he effffeet of the o~dtnen~e to all~ the Co. oil a little ti~hte~ control on the adntnist~ation off the City. This m__y.v cause a little concern oil the pa~t of future City Nanager8 who hsve had s fairly free hand in the administ~ation of personnel. Recommendat t6n: That fu~thSr' wordir, g be added to the added section 1-20 (b) to ~ead - "For the purposes of this section Department Heads shall mean: 'l ~il City Clerk ** T~easu~er - ~nance Di~eeto~ (C). Police Chief (D~ Director of Public Works (E~ ~ Superintendent of the Kenai City Light Elect~ical Uttli$ies (F). Supe~intendent of the Water & Sewe~ Utilities (G). D~ecto~ of Atmport (H). Public Works Co-ordinato~ aD~/cm 8ince~ely, ~tnance D~eoto~ Acting Ctty Hanage~ CITY OF KENAI P. O, lOX S80 KF'J~. AIJliCA 91)6! ! January 11, 1971 To: Nayor and Council l~om: Ra2mond D. Bu~t Subject: Ord. # 192-71, Council ~atification of Appointment- Department Heads. Clarification of Terminology. Discussion. ~he following positions are to be filled by appointment of the City Ha~age~: (A). City Clerk: Section 1-216, "The City Clerk shall be a~pO'inted by the City Manager with the appointment to be approved by a majority vote of all members of the Council. (B). City T~easurer.- Financ* Director: Section 1-225.' "Appointment o~ the City T~easurer - Finance Director, shall be by the City Manager, with the approval of Oouneil. (C). Fire 0~tef: The appointment of the Fire C~tef is a matte~ of contractual arrangement between the City and E.7.F.D. X.V.F.D. selects and the Oouncil/City~anage~ approves. Therefore, fo~ t~ purpose of this o~dtnance these positions comply with the~tent of the or~Anance. However, the Public ~orks Department is a ~i~ferent matte~ in the code. Section 1-27. " ..... the ~ity ~anage~ shall be ex- officio directo~ of Publ'ic"Works Unless he appoints anothe~ person directo~ of Pablic Works --- ." Section 1-28. "The ~blic Works Department shall have three f~lnotions as follows: (1). $~reets, buildings and other physical facilit- ies o~ the City. (2). Inspection. (3}. Utilities and enterprises. (A). Wate~ System (B). 8ewe~ System (C). Electrical System (D). Aimpo~t . (E). Harbor and Hauber facilities." would seem that the w~ite~s of the code tnvisioned a stimn~ ~hief Rxecutive (eleoted o~ ap~in~ed) wi~h a I~o~e ~htoh s~ed t~ .~te~ and S~e~, t~ ~ee~to ~d the Ai~o~t as divisions of the ~blie ~o~ks DepaP~ent. ~lo as a ~tte~ of ~sousston ~he e~ect of the o~dinenoe to all~ the C~etl a little ~tghte~ control on the a~ntst~ation of t~ City. ~Is ~eause a little eonce~ t~ pa~t of ~tu~e City ~nagem~o hav~ had a lately ~ee ~d in ~he a~tntst~ation off ps,so,el. ~eco~nenda~tbn: ~t fur~h~'wo~din~ be added to the added section 1-20 (b) to read - 'Po~ the purposes of this section Department Heads City Clerk ~easu~e~ - ~inance Dt~®~to~ Police Chief Dt~ecto~ of Public ~o~ks Superintendent of the Kenai City Lisht Superintendent of the ~ate~ & Se~e~ U~iltties ~i~eeto~ of Airport Public ~orks Co-o~dinato~ shall mean:· ~, (O). (H). $inee~el~, ~tnanoe Di~eoto~ Aotins Cit~Nanase~ RI)B/on CITY OF KENAI P, O, lOX MO K~NAJ, ~ ~611 ~EP~NI ~ - 7~J J~ua~ 11, 1971 To: Nayor and ~ounc il P~am: Raymond D. Burr Subject: Ord. # 192-71, Council gatiftcati.~n of Appointment- Department Heads. Clartficati0n'o~ Tem~inology. Discussion. ~h~ following positions are to be filled by appointment of the City I~nage~: (A). City Clerk: Section 1-216. "The City Clerk sh~ll be' aPpOin~ed by the City Pmnaser with the appointment to be approved by a majority vote of all ~embe~e of the Council. (B). City i~,easurer - Finance I~Lrector: Section 1-226. Appointment o~ the City ~r~a~rer - Pinanoe Director, shall be by th~ City lianage~, with the approval of ~ouneil. (C). Fire 0bier: The appointment of the Fire ~hief is a matter; of 'c~nt~actual ap~angement between the City and K.7.F.D. K.V.F.D. selects and the Council/City Manager approves. 'I'he~efore, for t~,~ purpose of this o~dinance these positions comply with the~tent of the o~dlnance. However, the P~blic Works Depart~ment is a different matter in the code. Section 1-27. " ..... the City Nanager shall be ex~ officio di~ectorof~---P~l-~i~--~o~ksunlsss he appoints another person director of Public ~orks .... " Section 1-28. "The ~blic Works Depar~ent shall have thvee functions as follows~ (1). Streets, buildings and other physical facilit- ies of the City. (2). Inspection. Utilities and ente~prises. (A). Water System (B). Sewer System (C). Electrical System (D). At~port . (E). Harbor and Harbor facilities." -Page- ~2 It v~uld seem that the w~ite~s of the code tnvisioned a at~n~ ~hief Executive (eleo~ed o~ a~oin~ed) ~tSh a l~t~e ~hioh showed t~ .~te~ and'S~e~, ~d the Ai~o~t as divisi~s of t~ ~blie ~o~ks Depa~nt. ~So as a ~tte~ of discussion the efff~et of the o~dinen~e is ~o all~ the O~noil a little tigh~e~ control on the a~nist~ation of the City. ~nis ~ause a little oonee~ ~ t~ pa~t of ~tu~e City ~nase~i~o have had a fairly f~ee ~d tn ~he a~inist~ation of pe~so~el, ~t fu~h~' ~o~ding be added to the added section 1-20 (b) to ~ead - "~o~ the pu~oses off this section Depa~tm~$ s~ll me~=~, / ~ ~easu~e~- ?inance Di~e~to~ (C). Police (D} Di~eoto~ off ~blte Works (E): Supe~nt~dent o~ the Xenai City Light ~eot~loal Utilities (F). Supe~int~dent off the Mate~ · Se~e~ Utilities (G). Di~eoto~ of At~o~t (H). ~blic Works ~-o~dinato~ $inee~,ely, D. Bu~t ~tnance D~ mecto~ Aotin8 City ~anage~