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AVAILABLE AND WILLINGNESS OF THE CITY COUNCIl, TO <br />HANDLE TFiE CITY'S ADMINISTRA~ FUNCTIONS IN <br />ADDITION TO ITS POLICY MAKfNO FUNCTION. THE CITY <br />MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT STREAMLINES THE <br />CrOVERNMENT STRUCTLFRE BY ALLOWINO THE CITY COUNCIL <br />TO FOCUS ON POLICY ISSUES WHILE THE CITY MANAGER IS <br />RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS OF THE <br />CITY. EVEN THOUGH THE COUNCIL DOES NOT HAVE <br />ADMINISTRATIVE AUTHORITY, THE COUNCIL STILL SETS ITS <br />EXPECTATIONS FOR HOW ADIvl]iN'ISTRATIVB FUNCTIONS ARE <br />CARRIED OUT AND THE FREQUENCY WITH WHICH THE <br />COUNCIL RECEIVES REPORTS SUlvJ2vLARIZINO <br />ADMINISTRATIVE ACTMTIES. EVEN WITH TIlE PLAN A, CITY <br />ADMINISTRATOR FORM OF GOVERNMENT, WE WOULD <br />RECO~ THAT THE COUNCIL CLEARLY ESTABLISH ITS <br />EXPECTATIONS FOR THE CITY ADMINIST!~__&TOR SO I~S <br />RESPONSIBILITIES AND AUTHOR_WY ARE CLEARLY DEFINED. <br />WE HOPE OUR PRESENTATION HAS BEEN INFORMATIVE A_ND <br />THAT WE HAVE POINTED OUT THE MAJOR DIFFERENCES <br />BETWEEN TIIE TWO FORMS OF GOVERNMENTS AND <br />SUCrQESTED SOME TH]NOS YOU MIQHT WANT TO CONS]23ER <br />BEFORE YOU VOTE. WE STAND FOR QUESTIONS. <br /> <br />-86- <br /> <br /> <br />