Agenda - Charter Commission - 03/29/2010

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Sce HR Rcferam;c Manual. The 8ppointment and remOVal Other factors, such as personneles~ em depending on the type of city. Minn. seat. ~ iy~.ae. ordinances or charter provisions, are also relevantmAltho ntrade' and heads are generally exempt from the veterans' preference r~erno p~artment requirements, whether or not they apply depends upon the specifics of the situation and the type of responsibilities assigned to the administrator. A city council seeking to remove its city administrator should consult its city attorney before beginning the removal process. Home rule charter cities should consult their city charters, as well as the counsel of their city attorneys, for appointment and removal procedures. V. City manager Minn. stagy. ~ a~~.~si. The city manager position is found in all Plan B statutory cities as well as in several home rule charter cities. Cities with a city manager have what is called acouncil-manager form of government. In the council-manager form, the council exercises the legislative power of the city and determines all matters of policy, similar to a board of directors in a private sector company. The city manager formulates policy recommendations to the city council, exercises the administrative power of the city, and is ultimately responsible to the council for the proper administration of all city aflaus, much as a CEO does in a private sector company. The council-manager plan was first created in the eazly 1900s as a means through which goverunent could be "professionalized." It reflects both the parliamentary approach to government and the corporate business model in its structure and ideals. Eazly proponents of the council-manager form of government believed it accomplished the following worthy goals: • It replaced the divisiveness of some other forms of government with a more unified model of government in which the council had both legislative and administrative authority. • It placed responsibility for day-today administration of city business in the hands of a professional manager rather than elected officials. Minn. StaL ~ a l'_.Sal, wbd, i. O~y statutory cities with a population over 1,000 are eligible to operate under the Optional plan B, council-manager form of government. This does not apply to home rule charter cities. l6 A. Form of government Under the council-manager Porn, the council retains policymaking and legislative authority and delegates the adnnistration to a manager. 'The manager is responsible directly to the council and subject to council removal. l.e~-c3ug oR Mtirtvesor~ Crr~s -50-