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LOCAL GOVERNMENT STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION <br />PAGE 13 ~ <br /> <br />Under <br /> <br />Plan B, !the manager has the following duties: <br /> <br />Enforcin, g city ordinances and resolutions; <br /> <br />Appoinl~ing and removing the clerk and department heads and subordinate <br />employees; <br /> <br />Exereis~g administrative control over all city departments and divisions created by <br />law or by the council; <br /> <br />Attending all council meetings and participating in the discussion, but not voting; <br /> <br />Recommending to the council measures necessary for the welfare of citizens and the <br />efficient; administration of the city; <br /> <br />Making~ reports on the financial condition and needs of the city including the <br />preparation of estimates for an annual budget to be submitted to the council; <br /> <br />Preparing, if the council directs, and administrative code for council adoption; <br /> <br />Assuming all duties required under state laws, city ordinances, and council <br />resolutions; and <br /> <br />,- Acting as the chief purchasing agent of the city. <br /> <br />Optional Plan B has the following distinct features: <br /> <br />A council composed of an elected mayor and four (or six) elected councilmembers <br />rum the government. The council exercises legislative authority and appoints a city <br />manager. <br /> <br />A city manager must effectively administer city business in accordance with the <br />decisions of the council. <br /> <br />The manager appoints a clerk and treasurer for indefinite terms. <br /> <br />The manager appoints an attorney subject to the approval of the council. <br /> <br /> <br />