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SECTION 108
CITY MANAGER
SUBSECTIONS:
108.100: OFFICE CREATED
108.200: APPOINTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; REMOVAL
108.300: BOND REQUIRED
108.400: POWERS, DUTIES AND LIMITATIONS
108.500: PURCHASES AND ACQUISITIONS
108.100: OFFICE CREATED: The office of the City Manager is hereby created, pursuant to
Minnesota Statutes.
108.200: APPOINTMENT; QUALIFICATIONS; REMOVAL: The City Manager shall be
appointed by the City Council for an indefinite period of time on the basis of
education, training, experience and administrative qualifications. The City Manager
shall be paid for his/her services at such a salary as the Council may from time to
time determine.
The Manager may be removed by the Council at any time; provided, however, that
if the Manager has served the City for a period of at least one year, he/she may
demand written charges and a public hearing on the charges before the Council
prior to the date removal is to take effect. Pending such hearing and removal, the
Council may suspend the Manager from office.
The Council may designate some qualified person to perform the duties of the
Manager during absence or disability.
108.300: BOND REQUIRED: The City Manager shall be bonded at City expense through a
position bond which will indemnify the City in the amount of fifty thousand dollars
($50,000.00).
108.400: POWERS, DUTIES AND LIMITATIONS: The City Manager shall have the following
powers and duties:
(1) Enforcement: The City Manager shall see that Statutes relating to the City and the
laws, ordinances and resolutions of the City are enforced.
(2) Appointment of Personnel upon Council Approval: The City Manager shall
appoint upon the basis of merit and fitness and any applicable civil service
provisions and remove the Clerk, all heads of departments, and all subordinate
officers and employees; but the appointment and removal of the Attorney shall be
subject to the approval of the Council.
(3) Control: The City Manager shall exercise control over all the departments and
divisions of the administration created under the Plan B type government which has
been adopted by the City of Prior Lake and over all departments and divisions of
the administration which may be created by the Council.
(4) Attendance at Council meetings: The City Manager shall attend all meetings of
the Council with the right to take part in the discussions, but not to vote; but the
Council may at its discretion and subject to applicable law exclude the City Manager
from any meetings at which his/her removal is considered.
(5) Recommend Ordinance and Resolutions: The City Manager shall recommend to
the Council for adoption such measures as may be deemed necessary for the
welfare of the people and the efficient administration of the affairs of the City.
(6) Advise; Annual Budget: The City Manager shall keep the Council advised as to
the financial condition and needs of the City, and shall prepare and submit to the
Council the annual budget.
(7) Code of Administrative Procedure: The City Manager shall, when directed to do
so by the Council, prepare and submit to the Council for adoption, an administrative
code incorporating the details of administrative procedure, and from time to time
shall suggest amendments to such code.
(8) Additional Duties: The City Manager shall perform such other duties as may be
prescribed by the Minnesota Statutes as relating to Optional Plan B Cities, or as
required by ordinance or resolutions adopted by the City Council.
108.500: PURCHASES AND ACQUISITIONS: All purchases and acquisitions made for, or in
the name of the City, other than those made from petty cash funds shall be made
under the direction of the City Manager and pursuant to State Statute and the City’s
Purchasing Policy.
(Ord. Amd. 119-09, publ. 11/09/2019)