§ 19. Office of city administrator.
The mayor and council of the City of Fort Valley shall select and appoint a city administrator for the City of Fort Valley within a reasonable time after the effective date of this ordinance.
(a)
The city administrator shall receive such compensation as may be prescribed by the mayor and council. The city administrator must devote all of his working time and attention to the council [city] for the efficient administration of all of the affairs of the city over which he has jurisdiction.
(b)
The city administrator shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the city government. The city administrator shall be chosen by the mayor and council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in, or knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as hereinafter outlined. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the city, or state. No person elected to the office of alderman shall, subsequent to such election, be eligible for appointment as city administrator until one (1) year has elapsed following the expiration of the term for which he was elected.
(c)
The city administrator shall be appointed for an indefinite term, but may be removed by a majority vote of the mayor and council. At least thirty (30) days before such removal shall become effective, the mayor and council shall, by a majority vote, adopt a preliminary resolution stating the reasons for removal. The city administrator may, within ten (10) days, reply in writing and may request a public hearing, which shall be held not earlier than twenty (20) days and not later than thirty (30) days after the filing of such request. After such public hearing, if one be requested, and after full consideration, the mayor and council may terminate his duties, but shall, in any case, cause to be paid to him, forthwith, any unpaid balance of his salary for the next two (2) calendar months following adoption of the preliminary resolution.
(d)
The mayor and council may designate a person or persons to perform the functions and duties of the city administrator during his absence, disability or suspension. Vacancies in the office of city administrator shall be filled by the mayor and council as early as practicable, and, until such vacancy is filled, the mayor and council shall have full powers to make a temporary appointment or to perform the functions and duties of his office.
(e)
The city administrator shall have the following powers and duties:
1.
To supervise the administration of the affairs of the city and to see that the ordinances, resolutions, and regulations of the mayor and council and the laws of the state are faithfully executed and enforced.
2.
To perform all duties of the office of clerk and treasurer, as provided in the city Charter.
3.
To recommend to the mayor and council for employment all employees of the city, except the judge of the recorder's court and the city attorney, and the mayor and council shall not employ anyone not so recommended.
4.
To fix the salaries and compensation of all employees of the city, except the judge of the recorder's court and the city attorney, provided that no proposed raise in salary or compensation of any such employee shall become effective until it shall have been reported to the mayor and council at a regular meeting, and such proposed raise may be denied by a majority vote of the mayor and council.
5.
To terminate the employment of any municipal employee, except the judge of recorder's court and the city attorney, subject to the right of such employee to appeal to the mayor and council in the manner provided in the city personnel policy.
6.
To exercise supervision and control of all departments and all divisions created in this Charter, or that may hereafter be created by the mayor and council, except as otherwise provided in this ordinance.
7.
To attend all meetings of the mayor and council with a right to take part in the discussions, but having no vote. The city administrator shall be entitled to notice of all called meetings.
8.
To supervise the performance of all contracts made by any person for work done for the City of Fort Valley, and to be the purchasing agent of materials and supplies for the city under such rules and regulations as may be imposed by the mayor and council.
9.
To act as budget officer and submit to the mayor and council at the beginning of each fiscal year, a budget of all proposed expenditures, including capital expenditures, for the ensuing year, showing, in as much detail as practicable, the reasons for such estimated expenditures.
10.
To keep the mayor and council fully advised, at all times, as to the financial condition and needs of the city.
11.
To make a full written report to the mayor and council each month showing the operations and expenditures of each department of the city government for the preceding month.
12.
To make such other reports as the mayor and council may require concerning the operations of city departments, offices and agencies subject to his direction and supervision.
13.
To perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this ordinance, or by any other ordinance or resolution of the mayor and council.
(f)
The city administrator, before entering upon the discharge of his duties, shall execute a bond with solvent sureties doing business in Peach County in an amount to be approved by the mayor and council, but not less than twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000.00), payable to the City of Fort Valley, conditioned for the faithful performance, misappropriations, or unlawful expenditures. The premium on said surety bond [of his duties and to secure against] shall be paid for by the city.
Charter reference
General duties of clerk and treasurer, § 38.
Editor's note
An ordinance first adopted November 19, 1987, amended section 19 to provide for a city administrator in lieu of a clerk and treasurer, was adopted the second time on December 17, 1987, and became effective on January 1, 1988.