City Manager

CITY OF CARLIN Full Time City Manager Job Description FLSA Status: Exempt Last Revised: 12/21/2018 DEFINITION: Plans, directs, manages, and oversees the activities and operations of the City. Performs high-level administrative, technical, and professional work, and supervises all personnel within City government. Receives broad policy guidance from the City Council. DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS: This is a chief executive position reporting directly to the Mayor/Council. An employee in this position is unclassified and "at-will," serving at the pleasure of the City. ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: (Performance of these functions is the reason the job exists. Assigned job tasks/duties are not limited to the essential functions). Develops, evaluates, and implements administrative policies and procedures to meet Mayor/Council's goals and objectives; supervises the performance of City departments; directs the establishment of standards, goals, and objectives and evaluates the performance of departments; coordinates the activities of the various City departments to ensure timely, efficient, and effective delivery of programs and services. Selects, directs, develops, and evaluates personnel; instructs and trains staff; listens, responds to, and resolves employee problems, concerns, complaints, and grievances; administers discipline for inadequate performance and/or improper behavior. Negotiates City contractual agreements; administers those agreements and assists the City in obtaining the benefits of those agreements. Develops City budget for approval by the Mayor/Council; monitors expenditures to ensure compliance with budgets; accounts for variances between projected and actual expenditures, initiates remedial action, and reports significant variances to the Mayor/Council. Analyzes proposals regarding policies, programs, and services and develops recommendations to the Mayor/Council; analyzes information pertaining to City services and operations including policies, programs, methods, budgets, staffing, organization, and capital needs; writes reports and correspondence for government agencies, members of the community, and the Mayor/Council. Administers the preparation of Council meeting agendas; attends Council meetings; makes oral and written presentations to the Mayor/Council and to other public and private groups; provides information to the news media and the public regarding City operations; acts as a liaison for the City and represents the City in meetings with other government agencies and in meetings with the public. Analyzes proposed legislation and administrative regulations for there impact on City operations; reviews and makes recommendations to the Mayor/Council regarding legislative activities. Provides direction and support to staff; receives, investigates, and resolves complaints and concerns regarding City programs, operations, and facilities. Assists the Mayor/Council in the development of overall goals of the City; provides leadership and direction in the development of short- and long range plans for achieving goals; takes measures to achieve goals. Administers the City's personnel system including classification, compensation, benefits, recruitment and selection, and personnel policies. Finds and procures funding, including but not limited to grant funding; responsible for writing and submitting grants and maintaining compliance with grant conditions Promotes City as a desirable location; markets City to private businesses; leads economic development initiatives; acts as a liaison between City government and businesses operating within the City. Performs related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned by the City Council. Works more than forty hours per week when necessary, including evenings and weekends. QUALIFICATIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT: Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: (KSAs are attributes required to perform a job; generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education, or training. Knowledge of: Principles and practices of organizational leadership, management, and supervision; Principles of human resource development and utilization; Modern methods of procurement, contract negotiation, and administration; Funding prac