Section 14. - The mayor and council to appoint city manager.

The mayor and council as soon as practicable, after its members qualify and it is duly organized, shall by majority vote appoint a city manager, who shall be the head of the municipal government, under the direction and supervision of the mayor and council, and he shall receive such compensation as the mayor and council may determine. The city manager shall be appointed without regard to his political beliefs, and need not be a resident of the City or State at the time of his appointment. At the time the mayor and council take office, or at any time that there may be a vacancy in the office of the city manager, or during the absence or disability of the city manager, the mayor and council may designate some properly qualified person to temporarily execute the functions of the office of the city manager, with such arrangement about salary as may seem right and proper to the mayor and city council. (As amended in 1947).

Section 15. - General powers and duties of the city manager.

The city manager shall be the administrative head of the municipal government, under the direction and supervision of the mayor and council. He shall not, during his term of office, be an employee of or perform any executive duty for any person, firm, corporation or institution other than The City of Edmond, and he shall not be interested in the profits or emoluments of any contract, job, work or service of the City.

Section 16. - Oath and qualifications.

Before entering upon the duties of his office, he shall take the official oath and shall execute a bond of not less than One Thousand Dollars, to be approved by the mayor and council, in favor of the City for faithful performance of his duties, which bond may be increased any time by the mayor and council.

Section 17. - Special powers and duties of the city manager.

The city manager shall have the special powers and duties herein enumerated, and shall be directly responsible to the mayor and council for the proper administration thereof, to-wit:

A.

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

B.

To appoint and remove at his or her sole discretion, for the good of the service, all directors or heads of departments and any subordinate officer or employee in such departments; provided that preference shall be given to home labor when same is available. Provided further, nothing herein shall be construed to negate the specific terms of any valid, executed collective bargaining agreement. (Amended Special Election, May 8, 2001).

C.

To exercise actual management, control and supervision of and over all departments of the City government, including, if called to his or her attention in a timely and sufficiently detailed manner, review of personnel decisions, and to exercise all other administrative functions, except as otherwise in this Charter provided. (Amended Special Election, May 8, 2001).

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 the cleaning, sprinkling, lighting, and improving of the streets, sidewalks, bridges, and public grounds within and without the City, except as otherwise herein provided.

E.

To supervise and manage and have a general charge of the City parks and of City cemeteries.

F.

To make a monthly report to the mayor and council and to attend all meetings of the mayor and council with the right to take part in the discussions but having no vote.

G.

To recommend to the mayor and council for adoption, such measures as he may deem necessary or expedient.

H.

To keep the mayor and council fully advised as to the financial condition of the City, and to prepare and submit to the mayor and council an annual budget as by this Charter required.

I.

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

J.

To submit to the mayor and 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 he shall deem necessary and expedient, subject to the approval of the mayor and council.

L.

To have power at any time to investigate the affairs of any department, take appropriate remedial action not inconsistent with any provision of the Charter or, as necessary, make his or her recommendations to the Mayor and Council. (Amended Special Election, May 8, 2001).

M.

To perform all such other duties as may be imposed on him by this Charter or by ordinance.

N.

Neither the mayor nor any member of the council shall recommend any appointment to be made by the manager except upon request of the manager.

O.

The city manager shall not appoint or remove subordinate employees of the municipal judge, or city attorney. (Amended General Election, April 5, 1977; Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).

P.

The city manager shall hire a city treasurer with the advice and consent of the city council and the city treasurer shall work under the supervision of the city manager. (Added General Election, April 7, 2009)

Section 18. - Purchasing agent.

The City Manager or his designate shall be the purchasing agent for the City. Except in case of emergency, the City Manager shall procure written bids from competitive vendors where the estimated cost of the purchase exceeds an amount as determined by the City Council and the competitive bids shall be kept on file in his office. The City Manager may authorize the purchases where the estimated cost does not exceed the amount determined by the City Council by seeking competitive price quotations from prospective vendors and purchase at the lowest and best price available. The Mayor and Council shall make rules governing the letting of contracts or the making of purchases by the City Manager, but no contract or purchase, where the amount exceeds the amount determined by the City Council shall be valid, unless approved by the Mayor and Council. Emergency as used in this Section shall be limited to conditions resulting from a sudden, unexpected happening or unforeseen occurrence or condition and situation wherein the public health and safety is endangered. In no event shall the amount determined by the City Council for competitive bidding be greater than the amount set by state law pursuant to the State Public Competitive Bidding Act.

Upon presentation to the Mayor and City Council of evidence that there is only one vendor for a particular purchase, the Mayor and Council may waive the requirement of competitive bids, provided, however, that such a waiver shall occur prior to the purchase, and that a vote of at least four members of the Mayor and Council shall be required for such waiver.

The Mayor and Council, by ordinance shall adopt and prescribe rules and regulations pertaining to purchasing consistent with the provisions of this Section. (Amended General Election, April 3, 1979; Amended Election, November 3, 1998; Amended Special Election, May 8, 2001; Amended General Election, April 7, 2009).