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4. Council meetings <br />Minn. stet. ~ 312 bsl, The CI <br />.uy,~. s, ty manager must attend all meetings of the city council. The city <br />manager has the right to take part in the council discussions, but cannot <br />vote. The city council may exclude the city manager from any meetings at <br />which the manager's removal is considered. <br />5. Recommend ordinances and resolutions <br />Minn. Star. y 41'_.oi I. T}re cl m ~ ~ po <br />suExt. b. ty aziager must recommend ordinances resolutions and licies to <br />the council for adoption the city manager deems necessary for the welfare <br />of the people and the eff cient administration of city affairs, <br />6. City finances and budget <br />Minn. st°` , 413.es l . <br />subJ. 7. The city manager must keep the council fully advised as to the city's <br /> financial condition and needs. The manager must also prepare and submit <br /> the annual budget to the council. <br />M""'~ Sir. 9 '~ I'-~ 70 ~ • <br />sa t,;vsc infom,arion Plan B city managers must prepare the estimates for the annual city budget. <br /> <br />memo, ev~tRer Gx;dr f~. The budget must be organized b <br />Y ids and include all the funds of the <br />cfner. city, except funds made up of proceeds of bond issues, utility funds, and <br /> special assessment funds, and may include other fluids at the discretion of <br /> the council. <br />Minn. Jtat ~ 41:.7'' I . , <br />It is the city manager s duty to enforce the provisions of the bud <br />et <br />Th <br /> g <br />. <br />e <br />manager must not approve any order for any expenditure unless an <br />• appropriation has been trade in the budget resolution. Likewise, the <br /> manager must not approve any expenditure covered by budget resolution <br /> unless them is a suffcierrt unexpended balance Left after deducting the total <br /> past expenditures and the sum of all outstanding orders and encumbrances. <br />Minn. Snit. ~ 41_.751. The procedure for disbursement of funds is similaz to that in a Standard <br /> Plan or Plan A city except that the mayor and manager sign the orders <br /> instead of the mayor and clerk The manager must specify the particular <br />fund from which payment will be made on each cont <br />t <br />Th <br /> rac <br />. <br />e council may, <br />by ordinance, establish additional mechanisms for the safekeeping and <br /> disbursement of city funds. <br />7. Chief purchasing agent <br />Mtnn. btar. ~ 41'_'.691, The city manager is the chief urchasin <br />see t.MC information P g agent for the city. All purchases <br />~, P~,~a<~reslo~• and contracts that do not exceed 520,000 aze made or let by the manager <br />ra,:~ c;n. ~r,,;,,u. unless the council has set a lower limit. All claims resulting from these <br />Purchases and contracts must still be audited and approved by the council <br />in the same manner as in other statutory cities. <br />Minn. star. ~ 512 t+91. All other purchases and contracts can be made by the council only after the <br />recommendation of the manager has first been obtained. Both the mayor <br />and the manager must sign all contracts, bonds, and other instruments to <br />which the city is a pally, <br />18 <br />LBA(3rlS OF MtNNESOTw Crirl:s <br />-52- <br />