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 Norman
 Code of Ordinances
 CHARTER
 Article III. CITY MANAGER

  § 4. Special powers and duties of the city manager.  

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  • The City Manager shall have the special powers and duties herein enumerated, and shall be directly responsible to the Council for the proper administration thereof, to wit:

    (a)

    To see that all laws and ordinances governing the City are enforced.

    (b)

    To appoint and remove all directors or heads of departments and all subordinate officers and employees in such departments. Further, such appointments and removals shall be made upon the basis of merit and fitness alone, including training and experience in the work to be performed, and without regard to age, race, color, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, or place of birth.

    (c)

    To exercise actual management, control and supervision over all departments of the City Government, and to exercise all other administrative functions, except as otherwise in this Charter provided.

    (d)

    To supervise and manage all public work of the City, and the repair and maintenance thereof; to manage and control the public utilities of the City, and have general charge of maintaining and improving the streets, sidewalks, bridges, public grounds, and public buildings within the City, except as otherwise herein provided.

    (e)

    To make a monthly report to the Council, and to attend all meetings of the Council with the right to take part in the discussion, but having no vote.

    (f)

    To recommend to the Council for adoption such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient.

    (g)

    To keep the Council fully advised as to the financial conditions of the City.

    (h)

    To see that all franchise rights and provisions are justly enforced.

    (i)

    To prepare and submit to the Council an annual budget as by this Charter required.

    (j)

    To submit to the Council at each meeting thereof an order of business covering his recommendations.

    (k)

    To create such departments for the more efficient and economical administration of the affairs of the City as to him shall seem necessary and expedient.

    (l)

    Respond to requests of Councilmembers for policy reviews and charges.