§ 7.1. The administrative offices—General.

(a)

The administrative officers of the city shall be a City Manager, a Clerk, a Treasurer, an Assessor, a City Attorney, a Chief of Police, a Fire Chief, and in the discretion of the Council, a City Engineer.

(b)

All personnel employed by the city who are not elected officers of the city or declared to be administrative officers by or under authority of this section shall be deemed to be employees of the city.

(c)

The Council shall on the second Monday in April in 1945, and on the second Monday in April thereafter, following each biennial city election, appoint a Clerk, a Treasurer, an Assessor, a City Attorney, and shall, at the same time, fix the salaries of all said appointees. All such appointees shall be electors and taxpayers of the City of Alpena. The terms of office of all such appointees shall be for two (2) years and shall terminate at midnight on the second Monday in April following each biennial city election.

(d)

The City Engineer, the Chief of Police, the Fire Chief, and such other officers, subordinates, or clerks as may be determined by the Council to be necessary to properly conduct the business or public works of the city; and all positions for which no other mode of appointment is provided shall, subject to confirmation by the Council, be appointed by the City Manager who shall set their salaries or wages in accordance with budget appropriations. All such appointees or employees, except as otherwise provided in this charter, shall serve at the pleasure of the City Manager.

(e)

The Council may, by resolution, create such additional administrative offices and prescribe the duties thereof as it may deem necessary for the proper operation of the city government. All appointments to such additional offices shall be made by the City Manager, subject to confirmation by the Council.

(f)

The administrative officers of the city, except the City Attorney and the City Clerk, insofar as their duties as attorney and clerk for the Council are concerned, shall, in the performance of the duties of their respective offices, be subordinate to and under the direction of the City Manager and shall report and be directly responsible to him or her.

(g)

Except for the confirmation of appointments required by this section, neither the Council nor any of its members or committees shall dictate the appointment of any person to office or employment by the City Manager, or in any manner interfere with the City Manager to prevent him or her from exercising his or her judgment in the appointment of such officers and employees in the administrative service. Except as provided in Section 7.1 (e), and for the purpose of inquiry, the Council and its members shall deal with the administrative service solely through the City Manager, and neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any of the subordinates of the City Manager.

(Res. No. 2012-04, 5-21-2012)