City Manager

FLSA Status

Exempt

12/21/2018

Plans, directs, manages, and oversees the activities and operations of the City. Performs high-level administrative, technical, and professional work, and supervises all personnel within City government. Receives broad policy guidance from the City Council.

This is a chief executive position reporting directly to the Mayor/Council. An employee in this position is unclassified and "at-will," serving at the pleasure of the City.

• Develops, evaluates, and implements administrative policies and procedures to meet Mayor/Council's goals and objectives; supervises the performance of City departments; directs the establishment of standards, goals, and objectives and evaluates the performance of departments; coordinates the activities of the various City departments to ensure timely, efficient, and effective delivery of programs and services.
• Selects, directs, develops, and evaluates personnel; instructs and trains staff; listens, responds to, and resolves employee problems, concerns, complaints, and grievances; administers discipline for inadequate performance and/or improper behavior.
• Negotiates City contractual agreements; administers those agreements and assists the City in obtaining the benefits of those agreements.
• Develops City budget for approval by the Mayor/Council; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with budgets; accounts for variances between projected and actual expenditures, initiates remedial action, and reports significant variances to the Mayor/Council.
• Analyzes proposals regarding policies, programs, and services and develops recommendations to the Mayor/Council; analyzes information pertaining to City services and operations including policies, programs, methods, budgets, staffing, organization, and capital needs; writes reports and correspondence for government agencies, members of the community, and the Mayor/Council.
• Administers the preparation of Council meeting agendas; attends Council meetings; makes oral and written presentations to the Mayor/Council and to other public and private groups; provides information to the news media and the public regarding City operations; acts as a liaison for the City and represents the City in meetings with other government agencies and in meetings with the public.
• Analyzes proposed legislation and administrative regulations for their impact on City operations; reviews and makes recommendations to the Mayor/Council.
• Provides direction and support to staff; receives, investigates, and resolves complaints and concerns regarding City programs, operations, and facilities.
• Assists the Mayor/Council in the development of overall goals of the City; provides leadership and direction in the development of short- and long-range plans for achieving goals; takes measures to achieve goals.
• Administers the City's personnel system including classification, compensation, benefits, recruitment and selection, and personnel policies.
• Finds and procures funding, including but not limited to grant funding; responsible for writing and submitting grants and maintaining compliance with grant conditions.
• Promotes City as a desirable location; markets City to private businesses; leads economic development initiatives; acts as a liaison between City government and businesses operating within the City.
• Performs related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned by the City Council.
• Works more than forty hours per week when necessary, including evenings and weekends.

• Principles and practices of organizational leadership, management, and supervision
• Principles of human resource development and utilization
• Modern methods of procurement, contract negotiation, and administration
• Funding practices of state and federal agencies
• Advanced principles of public budget preparation and administration
• Principles of public personnel administration and employee relations; and
• Laws and regulations pertaining to City operations, services, and programs

• Plan, organize, and manage diverse programs and business operations
• Negotiate appropriate contracts; and
• Manage administrative processes including budgeting, internal controls, policy development, planning, and problem solving

• Develop policies and goals consistent with Mayor/Council directives
• Effectively administer projects and operations consistent with City policies and goals
• Plan, direct, and evaluate the work of staff
• Develop, motivate, and supervise management staff and other direct reports
• Work effectively under the pressure of deadlines, conflicting demands, and emergencies
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with all levels of City staff, elective and appointive bodies, and members of the general public
• Gain cooperation through discussion and persuasion
• Collect, interpret, and evaluate narrative and statistical data pertaining to policy, fiscal, and…