City Hall | City Manager

Dennis Ritter City Manager ritterd@villageofclarkston.org

In accordance with Section 5.3 of the City Charter:

The City Manager shall be vested with all administrative powers of the City not inconsistent with provision of this Charter. The City Manager shall perform the duties of the office under the authority of and be accountable to the Council. It shall be the duty of the City Manager to:

a)See that all laws and ordinances are enforced;

b)Supervise and coordinate the work of the administrative officers and the departments of the city except the work of the Clerk in keeping the council records and as the clerical official of the council;

c)Prepare and administer the annual budget under policies formulated by the council and keep the council advised as to the financial condition and needs of the city;

d)Establish and maintain a central purchasing service for the city;

e)Employ or be responsible for the employment of all city employees, establish, supervise and coordinate the personnel policies, compensation and practices of the city in accordance with any employment ordinance of the city;

f)Keep informed and report to the Council the work of the officers and departments of the City and secure from the officers and heads if the administrative departments such information and special reports as the City Manager or the Council may deem necessary;

g)Furnish the Council an annual report witch shall consolidate the reports of all city departments;

h)Resolve conflicts of authority between officers and administrative departments or, in the absence of administrative authority occasioned by inadequacy of charter/ordinance provisions, supply the necessary authority so far as may be consistent with law and the ordinances of the City, and direct necessary action to be taken in conformance therewith, making a full report immediately to the Council;

i)Attend all meetings of the Council with the right to be heard in all council proceedings, but without the right to vote;

j)Recommend to the Council, from time to time, such measures as the City Manager may deem necessary or appropriate for the improvement of the City or its services;

k)Prepare and maintain an administrative code defining the duties and functions of the officers and departments of the City which, when adopted by the Council, shall supplement this charter in establishing the duties and functions of each officer and department of the City.

l)See that the terms and conditions of any public utility franchise, or in any contract, are faithfully kept and performed.

m)Perform such additional duties as may be granted to or required of the City Manager from time to time by the Council so far as may be consistent with the provisions of law;

n)Establish any procedures necessary to carry out any of foregoing duties; and

o)Preserve all City property and equipment.