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 Farmers Branch
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER
 Article III. THE CITY MANAGER

  § 3.02. The city manager; powers and duties.  

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  • The City Manager shall be chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the City government. The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for proper administration of all affairs of the City under the City Manager's jurisdiction and, to that end, shall have power and shall be required to:

    (1)

    Appoint and when necessary for the welfare of the City, remove any officer or employee of the City except as otherwise provided by this Charter and except as the City Manager may authorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates in such department;

    (2)

    Prepare and submit to the Council an annual budget and be responsible for its administration after adoption;

    (3)

    Prepare and submit to the Council as of the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year. The report shall be prepared on a basis prescribed by generally accepted accounting principles as applied to municipal governments. The report shall be submitted to the Council within 120 days of the end of the fiscal year. An extension of this deadline may be granted by the Council at its discretion;

    (4)

    Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem desirable;

    (5)

    Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required by the Council, not inconsistent with this Charter;

    (6)

    Attend all meetings of the City Council, except when the City Manager is under discussion, with the right to take part in the discussions, but having no vote; and he shall be notified of all special meetings of the Council;

    (7)

    Establish and maintain, for submission to the council, basic organizational charts setting forth department heads, responsibilities and duties of each and a brief job description of all employees under such department heads;

    (8)

    Submit a report to the City Council no later than ninety (90) days after the independent auditor's report has been submitted to the Council. The City Manager's report shall outline actions to be taken concerning the auditor's recommendations, including, but not limited to, specific responses to any internal control weakness identified by the auditors. The report shall include expected dates of implementations of any remedial action warranted;

    (9)

    Provide recommendations to the City Council for the establishments of departments.

(Amd. no. 12, 4-3-1971; amd. nos. 9, 10, 28, 1-21-1989; amd. no. 1, 5-1-1999; amd. no. 14, 5-9-2009; Ord. No. 3240, Exh. A, 8-20-2013 ; Ord. No. 3252, Exh. A, 11-19-2013 )