Legal Documents of Sweetwater

The city administrator shall be responsible for the supervision of all the duties of the recorder and clerk set forth in § 1-401 through § 1-404, and the city administrator shall be responsible for the following additional duties:

1. 1. Administer the business of the municipality, including execution and management of all contracts, grants, and other business approved by the mayor and board of commissioners, supervising and managing the business of the city as department head for general administration, and managing all purchases, including purchasing policies and procedures.
   2. Consistent with Sweetwater City Charter, Article VII, Part C. Schools, no part of this ordinance shall be deemed to grant the city administrator authority over the Sweetwater City School System, and consistent with Sweetwater City Charter, Article VII, Part E. Electric System, no part of this ordinance shall be deemed to grant the city administrator authority over the Sweetwater Utilities Board.
   3. No part of this ordinance shall replace or remove duties under the authority of any commissioner or department head.
2. In accordance with the Sweetwater City Charter, Article VI, Section 7, checks on city accounts shall be signed by the city administrator and countersigned by the mayor, but in the absence of the city administrator and/or mayor, checks may be signed by the general administration employee(s) designated as co-signors on such account.
3. In accordance with the Sweetwater City Charter, Article VII, Section 3, the board delegates its personnel authority regarding hiring, termination, and negotiation of leave for the purposes of recruiting qualified personnel to a committee comprised of the respective commissioner, department head and city administrator, to make unanimous personnel decisions. For general administration department decisions, the committee shall be comprised of the personnel commissioner and the city administrator. If the committee does not reach a unanimous decision, the committee shall refer said action to the board. The authority to appoint the city administrator, recorder and all department heads is retained by the full board.
4. Make recommendations to the board for improving the quality and quantity of public services to be rendered by the officers and employees to the inhabitants of the municipality.
5. Keep the board fully advised as to the financial conditions and future needs of the city, prevent incurring expenditures and other financial obligations without approval of the mayor and board of commissioners unless funds are available for such expenditures and/or obligations.
6. Report to the board the condition of all property, real and personal, owned by the municipality and recommend repairs or replacements as needed.
7. Recommend to the board and suggest the priority of programs or projects involving public works or public improvements that should be undertaken by the municipality.
8. Enforce personnel ordinances, rules and regulations adopted by the mayor and board of commissioners, and recommend specific personnel positions, as may be required for the needs and operations of the municipality, and propose personnel policies and procedures for approval of the board.
9. Manage the operations of any properties, personnel, or programming not specifically assigned to any department head other than general administration.
10. Perform such other duties as may from time to time be designated or required by the board. (as added by Ord. #1042, Aug. 2024 Ch8_08-05-24)