Municipal Strategy & Operations Leader

The City of Kodiak is recruiting for a full-time contracted exempt City Manager. The City Manager is the chief administrative officer and head of the administrative branch of the City government. Under policy direction of the City Council, the City Manager plans, directs, manages, and oversees the activities and operations of the City of Kodiak; is responsible to the City Council for executing City laws and ordinances and implements the policy decisions made by the City Council;

provides information on policy, legislative, and financial decisions; ensures that public services are delivered in an efficient and effective manner; maintains contact with the citizens of Kodiak city to determine problems and provide information; facilitates the development and implementation of City goals and objectives; and provides highly complex administrative support to the City Council.

The goal of the City of Kodiak is to provide quality services as efficiently and effectively as possible within guidelines established by Federal and State law, the Charter of the City of Kodiak, the Kodiak City Code, and the citizens of Kodiak as represented by the City Council. The City Manager must perform these duties in a manner that reflects positively on the City.

The City Manager is responsible for maintaining a level of professional expertise that promotes efficient use of the resources available to the City.

City of Kodiak:

Kodiak is a home rule city with a council-manager form of government. The City of Kodiak is home to about 6,000 residents, with approximately 7,000 additional residents living in several communities on Kodiak Island. The economy of Kodiak is based on commercial fishing and seafood processing. Tourism, sport hunting and fishing, the aerospace industry, health care, and government employment also serve to strengthen Kodiak’s economy.

Kodiak is also home to the largest United States Coast Guard base in the nation. Kodiak is known the world over for its pristine and scenic beauty. Opportunities for outdoor sports and recreational opportunities abound with easy access to rivers, beautiful beaches, and hiking trails.

Examples Of Essential Duties:

• Consults with City Council and acts as a liaison between City Council and department directors in the establishment of short- and long-range goals and objectives for City departments; serves as appointing authority for the City.
• Assumes full management responsibility for all City operations; plans, directs, manages, and oversees the activities and operations of the City.
• Directly supervises the department directors and the deputy city manager to include: hiring, directing, evaluates, progressive disciplinary action when necessary, and terminating; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures to be followed.
• Reviews the activities of the departments in relation to changing City requirements and implements any needed improvements.
• Coordinates programs and planning with the department directors to make any necessary recommendations to the City Council or changes in policy.
• Participates in coordinating City activities with those of other governmental agencies and outside agencies and organizations in accordance with the City Council policies.
• Remains current with changes in Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, ordinances, and pending legislation affecting municipal operations.
• Attends all City Council meetings and work sessions.
• Directs and participates, with department director cooperation, in the development and administration of the City budget; prepare, submit, and present the annual City budget to the City Council; ensure actual expenditures are in accordance with the approved budget; and recommend to the City Council any budgetary adjustments as appropriate and necessary.
• Submits to the City Council a report at the end of each fiscal year on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year.
• Prepares, submits, and presents staff reports and other necessary correspondence to the City Council including reports of finances and administrative activities; keeps the City Council advised of financial conditions, program progress, and…