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Minn. Stat. § 412.611. <br />Minn. Stat. 4 412.621. <br />Minn. Stat. § 471 59 <br />(https://www.revisor.leg.sta <br />te.mn.us/statutes/?id= <br />9). <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.611. <br />Minn. Stat. $ 412.651. <br />subd. 2. <br />Mi nn . Stat. § 412.651, <br />subd. 3. <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.661. <br />Minn. Stat. § 412.651, <br />subd. 4. <br />The council as a whole retains ultimate administrative, as well as <br />legislative responsibility and authority, except where an independent board, <br />such as a civil- service commission or joint powers board, has one or more <br />specific functions. <br />B. Powers and duties <br />In a Plan B city, the city manager is the head of the administrative branch <br />of government and is responsible to the council for the proper <br />administration of all city affairs. <br />Duties for managers in home rule charter cities are likely to be similar, but <br />home rule charter city officials should consult their city charters for <br />specifics regarding their manager's duties. <br />The Plan B city manager has several duties and responsibilities set forth by <br />statute: <br />1. Enforcement of statutes, ordinances, and <br />resolutions <br />The city manager in a Plan B city must ensure the statutes relating to the <br />city and the laws, ordinances, and resolutions of the city are enforced. <br />2. City staff <br />The city manager has the power to appoint and remove city staff. This <br />includes the city clerk, all department heads, and subordinate officers and <br />employees. If civil service rules or a labor agreement are in place, any <br />applicable provisions must be followed. The appointment and removal of <br />the city attorney, however, is subject to the approval of the city council. <br />The city manager has complete discretion to appoint or remove staff <br />members within the limits of other applicable laws, such as the Veterans' <br />Preference Act, among others. Neither the council nor any individual <br />councilmember may dictate the appointment of any person to office or <br />employment by the manager. Council members may not interfere with the <br />manager's judgment in appointing personnel. Likewise, the council may <br />not give orders to any subordinate of the manager. Instead, the council's <br />control is indirect, through its selection and appointment of the manager. It <br />is common practice, however, for councils to have some interaction with <br />city staff. <br />3. City departments <br />The city manager has control over all departments of the administration. <br />This includes both departments that are created under the Plan B form and <br />by the city council. <br />CITY ADMINISTRATION 17 <br />