§ 2-03-110. City Manager—Administration.

(a)

Administration of the city. The manager shall be responsible to the city commission for the proper administration of all the affairs of the city and he shall be charged with the enforcement and carrying out of all ordinances, rules and regulations passed or enacted by the commission.

(b)

Appointment and removal of directors of departments. The city manager shall appoint a director for each department, who shall serve until removed by the city manager. Each director shall conduct all department affairs in accordance with the rules and regulations made by the city manager, and shall be responsible for the conduct of the employees of the department, for the performance of its business, and for the custody and preservation of the books, records, papers, and property under its control. Subject to the supervision and control of the city manager in all matters, the director of each department shall manage the department. The city manager may be the appointed department director or may appoint any employee as a department director of more than one department.

The administration of the affairs of the city shall be divided into as many departments as may be deemed desirable by the city commission, each under the charge of a director employed by the manager.

(Code 1960, § 1-11-6; Ord. No. 889 § 4(part) 11-23-93)

State law reference

Similar provisions, N.M.S.A., § 3-14-15.