City Manager

The City Manager provides leadership to the City staff and helps the City Council to define, establish and attain overall goals and objectives of local government. The City Manager is responsible for the quality of service provided to citizens by staff and consultants and is responsible for compliance with all legislative, judicial, and administrative obligations established by higher authority.

The City Manager supervises all employees and administers city finances, treasury and coordinates strategic planning and policy development with the City Council.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Communicate with City Council individually and in public meeting to develop priorities for new and existing activities of government.
• Evaluate services provided by the City and develop information for the Council about options for improving efficiency or matching services more closely to citizen needs.
• Negotiate and administer contracts for City services with outside agencies.
• Attend City Council, Planning Commission and other meetings as needed.
• Represents the City in front of the public, news media and government agencies in a manner that conveys a positive image of city government and that fosters cooperation and support.
• Directly supervises the City Clerk Treasurer and collateral staff regarding the finance function of the City and ensures proper maintenance of all official accounting records so they conform to generally accepted government accounting principles and provide an accurate and current statement of the City financial condition.
• With staff support, analyze, interpret, and communicate financial operating results for the information and guidance of the Council, and provide fiscal direction to all City departments.
• Administer the annual budget and recommend changes in spending online-items based on changing conditions to balance revenues with expenditures.
• Oversee the technical operations of City government and is responsible for compliance with all legal and financial requirements.
• Ensure that the staff in each department follows appropriate procedures and complies with city policies and general government requirements.
• Ensure that all records are maintained in a manner consistent with best practices and that regulations involving data privacy are followed.
• Under authority granted by the City Council directs hiring of qualified staff, and administration of human resource functions, involving department heads as appropriate.
• Take a leadership role in the development of employees, employment policy, collective bargaining, staff compensation and benefit plans.
• Manage the use of outside consultants for those functions of government that are contracted.
• Perform other duties and activities as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

The ideal candidate would have a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Urban Studies, or a related field and three or more progressively responsible years of related experience, or equivalent. Recent graduates without experience will be considered. Key characteristics are knowledge of government, knowledge of financial management in a government setting, leadership, interpersonal relationship, and problem-solving skills.

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