Councilor seeks public dialogue on city manager

March 31, 2010

Councilor Jerah R. Cordova this week called for a public dialogue on the position of city manager, proposing revisions to the city’s existing ordinance that defines the city manager’s duties and responsibilities.

State law already defines the duties and responsibilities of the city manager, but the city’s existing ordinance gives additional authority to the city manager, exceeding what state law allows.

Cordova wants the council to publicly debate the position at one of its meetings, which is why he proposed the revisions.

The revisions bring the duties and responsibilities of the city manager closer in line with what state law allows, while still giving the city manager the flexibility to do his or her job.

The revisions also strip a little-known provision from the existing ordinance that restructured city government by consolidating positions in a way Cordova believes runs contrary to state law.

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