City Manager Responsibilities

The City Manager is appointed by the Mayor and Council and serves as the chief managerial aide to the Mayor. The City Manager oversees all City departments and all day to day activities. 

It is the City Manager's job to:

- make sure policy decisions made by the City Council are carried out and that public services are delivered efficiently and effectively
- make recommendations to the City Council, which the Council may accept, reject, or modify
- implement any action taken by Council
- prepare the annual budget
- act as the City's purchasing agent
- act as liaison between the City and other government entities and City consultants.

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