Responsibilities and Duties of the City Manager

The city manager is responsible for the following:

• Advising the City Council on policy matters
• Appointing city employees
• Enforcing all ordinances
• General administration of the city government
• Implementing policies of the council
• Preparing the annual budget for consideration by the City Council

Further duties include:

• Generally supervising and coordinating the activities of the city government
• Handling citizen inquiries and service requests
• Preparation of material for council meetings
• Preparation of regular and special management reports

In addition, the city manager is responsible for the implementation of all city personnel activities as well as the coordination of various state and federal grant applications.