City Manager: Job Description & Qualifications
City of D’Iberville, Mississippi
City Manager
Job Description
Job Description: The city manager is the chief administrative officer of the municipality and is responsible to the council for the entire administration of the city government. (D’Iberville operates under the Council-Manager form of government with a mayor and five councilmen.)(See Mississippi Code 21-9-29 for responsibilities.)
Job Requirements: A bachelor’s degree in public administration, human resources, business management or a closely related field is required or at least ten (10) years of previous executive-level experience administrating a full service city, county or state agency of similar size and complexity. Communication (verbal and written) skills, negotiating techniques, financial analysis, marketing strategies and fully developed time management routines are needed to successfully meet basic job demands.
Job Responsibilities: The manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city.
The city manager shall:
§ Be responsible to the council for the entire administration of the city government.
§ Prepare and recommend to the council an annual budget.
§ Administer and secure the enforcement of all laws and ordinances of the city.
§ Appoint and remove all department heads and other employees of the city, except that notwithstanding any other provisions of the chapter, the council shall appoint the city attorney, the auditor, and the police justice, if any, and the council may, in its discretion, appoint the city clerk and comptroller.
§ Supervise and control all department heads and other employees and their subordinates.
§ Negotiate contracts and make all purchases for the city, subject to existing laws and subject to the approval of the council.
§ See that all terms and conditions imposed in favor of the city and its inhabitants in any statute or municipal ordinance regarding public utility franchises or other contracts are faithfully kept and performed, and upon knowledge of any violation thereof call the same to the attention of the council.
§ Make such recommendations to the council as he may deem expedient or necessary.
§ Make reports or recommendations to the council upon request, and at least once a year present a written report of his/her work and the financial condition of the city for the information of the council and public.
§ Perform such other duties as may be required by ordinance or resolution of the city council.
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Compensation: Salary is competitive to the area and will be finally determined by compatible experience. The benefit package includes health insurance for the individual, vacation, retirement, 10 holidays per year and a city car.
Closing Date: All applicants must submit a cover letter and resume by August 6, 2009.
