| The City manager is an official appointed as the administrative manager of a city, in a council-manager form of city government. Called the chief administrative officer in some municipalities.
Typical roles and responsibilities of a city manager include:
Supervising day-to-day operations of all city departments; Supervising the department heads; Preparing a draft city budget each year with options the council votes on; Researching and making recommendations about topics of interest to the council; Meeting with citizens and citizen groups to understand their needs better; Providing executive leadership that encourages good performance by city workers; Operating the city with a professional understanding of how all city functions operate together to their best effect.
Typically, city managers have hire-fire authority over all city employees, though these decisions may be required to be approved by the council, and must comply with locally applicable civil service laws. This authority includes talent searches for "department heads" who are the managers city departments.
Vision:
To be responsible to City Council for the adminstration of all City affairs by providing sound policy recommendations, leadership and management of all departmental activities, and to strive for excellence in the providion of City services at a reasonble cost with an organization committed to good customer service for the citizens we serve.
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