Question:
What are the City Manager's specific areas of job responsibility?
Answer:
General Administration: The City Manager supervises department heads and City Manager department staff, and develops and administers employment policies according to statute and contract regulations.
Personnel/Labor Relations: the City Manager evaluates department heads and City Manager staff, and provides oversight of personnel issues including employee development and contract relations and negotiations.
Commission Relations: the City Manager keeps the City Commission accurately informed on issues. The City Manager researches and prepares agenda items for the City Commission meetings and attends all meetings of the City Commission.
Community Relations: The City Manager interacts with the residential, business and educational communities, and other groups, to exchange information regarding their needs.
Government/Agency Relations: The City Manager's Office works interdepartmentally and in consortium with other municipalities and agencies to develop and administer City of Royal Oak policy/programs.