CC RESOLUTION 1013I Val r
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RESOLUTION NO. 1013.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ?L SFGUNMO, CALIFORNIA, CRT'ATING THE OFFICE
OF CITY COORDINATOR APID PRE2CRIBIP'C THE
DUTIES THEREOF AND ESTABLISHING A DEPARTXaTT
OF ADMINISTRATIVE Zw;ANAGEDTLENT.
,4HEREAS, it appears that the administrative affairs of the
municipal government for which the City Council is responsible,
might be handled more expeditiously and with better results through
an officer acting on its behalf whose duty it would be to attend to
such administrative affairs between meetings of the City Council,
correlate and coordinate various municipal activities, compile data,
prepare reports relating to the affairs of the City Government for
the information and guidance of the City Council, and generally act
as agent for the City Council, in the discharge of administrative
duties;
NOW, THEKEFORF, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE AND DETER14INE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That there be and there is hereby credtcd in the
service of and for the City of E1 Segundo the position. of City
Coordinator, who shall be appointed by and serve directly under the
supervision and control of the City Council in a purely adminis,
trative capacity and whose powers and duties shall be as follows:
(a) To execute on behalf of the City Council, its administrative
supervision and control of such affairs of the city, as may be placed
in his charge.
(b) To attend meetings of the City Council with the duty of
reporting on or discussing any matter concerning the affairs of the
departments, service;, or activities under his supervision, ipon
which, in his judgnent, the City Council should be infcrx-rI.
(c) To assist the City Council in coordinatin;, t},e administrative
functions and operations of the various departments, divisions and
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services of the city government, and on its behalf to carry out
the policies, rules and regulations and ordinances adopted by it,
relating to the administration of the affairs of such departments,
divisions or services.
(d) To analyze the functions, duties and activities of the
various departments, divisions and services of the city government
and of all employees thereof ana to make e,xch recommendations to
the City Council with reference thereto as in his judgment will result
in the highest degree of efficiency in the over —all operation of
the city government.
(e) To cause to be prepared and submitted to him by each
department, division or service of the city government, itemized
annual estimate-, of expenditures required by any of them for capital
outlay, ;elaries, wages and miscellaneous operating costs; to tabulate
the same into a preliminary consolidated municipal budget and submit
the same to the City Council before the 15th day of June of each
year with his recommendations as to such changes whlcl, ",e deems
advisable.
(£} To be responsible for the administration of the budget after
its final adoption and to keep the City Council informed with respect
thereto.
(g) As agent for the City Council to supervise the expenditure
of all departments, divisions or services of the citsr government and
to act as purchasing agent for the purchase of all �,upplie ^, goods,
wares, merchandise, equipment and material which may be required for
any of such department =, divisions, cr ^ervices.
(h) To de -reiop and organize necessary public i pro ^em= t projects
and programs and to hid and assist the City ;ouncil ana 1e variov,;
departmentfi in carrying the an.e tiro,)gh zo sicce u' conclusion.
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(i) To serve as public relations officer of the city government
and to follow through and endeavor to adjust all just complaints
filed against any employee,department, division or service thereof.
(j) To cooperate, within lawful limits, with all community
organizations, whose aim and purpose it is to advance the spiritual
and material interests of the city and its pecple and to provide
them, within lawful limit -, with ar- stance through the city
government.
(k) To make and keep up to date, an inventory of all property,
real and personal, owned by the city and to recommend to the City
Council the purchase of new machinery, equipment and supplies whenever
in his judgment the same can be obtained at the best advantage,
taking into consideration trade -in value of machinery, equipment,
etc. in a -e.
(1) To receive and open all mail addressed to the City Council
and give immediate attention thereto to the end that all administrative
buainPse referred to in -aid communications and not necer arily
requiring Councilmanic action, may be di ^:posed of between Council
meetings; provided that all actions taken pursuant to such com-
munications shall bp reported to the City Council at its next regular
meeting thereafter.
(m) To perform such other duties pertaining to his position
as the City Council may, from time to time, reasonably require.
SECTION 2. The City Coordinator shall act ar the agent for the
City Council in the discharge of its administrative functiens but
shall not exercise any policy-making or legiGlativP frnctionz
whatsoever nor attempt to commit or b;r.,? the City Council -ir any
member thereof to any actions plan or program requiring official
Councilmanic action. It is not intended hur thin resolutionto grant
any authority to, or impose an;, dl_., upor; -aid Ci% „ -, rdinator
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which is vested in or imposed by general law or valid city ordinances
in any other City Commission, board, department, officer or employee.
SECTION 3. In the discharge of his duties as City Coordinator
the person holding such position shall endeavor at all times to
exercise the highest degree of tact, patience and courtesy in his
contacts with the public and with all City commissions, boards,
departments, officers and employees and shall use his best efforts
to establish and maintain a harmonious relationship between all
personnel employed in the government of the City of E1 Segundo to
the end that highest possible standards of public service be
continuously maintained.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution; shall cause the original of the
same to be entered in the book of resolutions of the said City of
E1 Segundo, and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption
thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of
said city, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed
and adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 29th day of June, P. D. 1949.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA, )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, ) SS,
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CITY OF EL SEGUNDO. )
I, Victor D. McCarthy, City Clerk of the City of E1 Segundo,
California, do hereby certify that the whole number of members of
the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
resolution, being Resolution No. 1013, was duly passed and adopted
by the said City Council, approved and signed by the Mayor of said
City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a regular
meeting of the said Council held on the 29th day of June, A. D.
1949, and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following
vote:
(SEAL)
AYES: Councilmen Baker, Peterson, Swanson, Thompson
and Mayor Selby;
NOES: Councilmen None9
ABSENT: Councilmen None.
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