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• It can be confusing and administratively burdensome to have different <br />' agreements in place for different employees or groups of employees. <br />Different levels of benefits. for highly compensated employees can <br />Minn. Star. 3 465 72, sutxl ~ <br />~ - sometimes violate Internal Revenue Service regulations. <br />provisions in the agreement can become outdated when state and <br />federal laws change. <br />• Allowing the chief administrative officer to operate under a separate <br />contract may cause other levels of supervisors and managers to <br />demand their own contracts. <br />. Future councils may not agree with the contract provisions but may <br />nevertheless be bound by them. <br />D. Delegation of duties <br />s« cart m - cry ~~«x State statutes outline many of the duties that may be delegated to a city <br />see pact v - aty ~s~ administrative officer. In some cases, the various duties of a clerk, <br />administrator or manager may be delegated to another city staff member. <br /> ~. General duties <br />M„,,,. stagy. $ a i~. i i i. Since the statutory city council has the power to create positions and define <br />it would seem to follow that it could delegate almost any <br />s <br />ti <br />d <br /> e <br />, <br />u <br />their <br />responsibility to any city staff. Specific duties, however, must be <br />uired to <br /> performed by the city clerk or city treasurer because they are 1eq <br /> perform them by state statute. <br />~~~u ee-ru~g co. v. The courts have ruled a city council is without the authority to delegate <br />trative power that calls for <br />i <br />i <br />d <br />Bsrdn, 91 Minn. 9, 97 ~ <br />rt.w. a2a (1903). s <br />n <br />m <br />council legislative powers or any a <br />ment and discretion. The statutes provide, however, that certain <br />jud <br />ken <br />t <br />Minn. Slat. §.112.661 <br />(1-tips:n~w.n;~sor.ieg.atn g <br />a <br />tea nsibilitie3, such as the hiring and fitin$ of city employees, are <br />Po er in Plan B cities. <br />il and assigned to the city manag <br />te.mn.ua/stswtes!'-id-412.6 from the counc <br />61~. the ability <br />charter cities should consult their charters regazding <br />l <br /> e <br />Home ru <br />to re-assign and delegate duties. , <br /> 2, Authority for paying certain claims <br /> <br />M.nn. Su-t. ~ ~ 1 __~ i , ci council may delegate authority'for paying ceCtmn claims <br />The statutory ty <br />In order to do this, the city must have <br />ative official <br />t <br />i <br />i <br />gu~a. R. <br />See t.tatC infonnauon . <br />r <br />s <br />n <br />to a city adm <br />~~ accounting and administrative control procedures to ensure the <br />dures must include the <br />memo, Procedwes for <br />Paying crry ctor~. proper ~sbursement of public funds. The proce <br />uent re~~,1r of the administrative official's actions by the <br />nd fre <br />l <br /> ar a <br />regu <br />q resented to <br />A list of all claims paid under the procedures m <br />il <br />h <br />r <br />be <br /> . <br />counc <br />eduled <br />c <br />l s <br />a <br />the council for informational purposes at the next regal y <br /> council meeting. <br />23 <br />CrrY ADM>t'tiSfRA'1'ION <br />-57- <br />