City Manager

Calexico, City of • Calexico, CA

8d • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the City Council, the City Manager plans, organizes, controls, and directs City-wide operations, activities, departments, programs, and functions. This role provides support for the City Council, direction and vision for the organization, and overall leadership to the entire City government, implementing City Council policies and supervising personnel. The City Manager is responsible for coordinating City-wide personnel, resources, fiscal activities, compliance, and communications to meet organizational and public needs, ensuring smooth and efficient operations. This includes directing the development and implementation of City-wide departments, divisions, programs, projects, functions, services, goals, objectives, systems, and activities. The role involves supervising and evaluating assigned personnel, interviewing, selecting, and recommending personnel actions. Additionally, the City Manager directs and reviews staff reports, provides technical expertise, assists in policy formulation, advises the Mayor and City Council on trends and problems, and represents the City at various events and meetings. The position requires maintaining current knowledge of relevant laws and regulations, directing research, and communicating effectively with various stakeholders, including attorneys regarding legal issues. The City Manager also develops and prepares the annual budget, monitors City operations for progress and efficiency, and ensures adequate resources and personnel are available. This role requires operating office equipment, including computers and software, and driving a vehicle for work-related tasks.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and ten years increasingly responsible experience in the development and implementation of City government or related programs, projects and services including personnel, fiscal and public relation duties and six years in an administrative capacity OR a Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field with eight (8) years of experience in public sector leadership.
• Valid California State driver’s license.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in Public Administration, Business Administration, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Plan, organize, control and direct City-wide operations, activities, departments, programs and functions.
• Direct and control the establishment and maintenance of City-wide time lines and priorities.
• Assure City-wide functions and activities comply with established internal controls, laws, codes, regulations, ordinances, policies and procedures.
• Provide support for the City Council, direction and vision for the organization, and overall leadership and direction to the entire City government.
• Implement the policies of the City Council.
• Assure proper and timely resolution of related issues, conflicts and discrepancies.
• Coordinate and direct City-wide personnel, resources, fiscal activities, compliance functions and communications to meet organizational and public needs and assure smooth and efficient activities.
• Direct the development and implementation of City-wide departments, divisions, programs, projects, functions, services, goals, objectives, systems and activities.
• Supervise and evaluate the performance of assigned personnel.
• Interview and select employees and recommend transfers, reassignment, termination and disciplinary actions.
• Coordinate subordinate work assignments and review work to assure compliance with established standards, requirements and procedures.
• Direct and review staff reports.
• Provide technical expertise, information and assistance to the department heads regarding assigned functions.
• Assist in the formulation and development of policies, procedures and programs to assure an economical, safe and efficient work environment.
• Advise the Mayor and City Council of unusual trends or problems and recommend appropriate corrective action.
• Plan, organize and implement long and short-term programs and activities as directed by the City Council and Mayor.
• Provide consultation and technical expertise to administrators, Council members, officials, personnel, outside agencies and the public concerning City operations, activities and related functions and requirements.
• Respond to inquiries, resolve issues and conflicts and provide detailed and technical information concerning related laws, codes, standards, requirements, goals, objectives, budgets, rules, regulations, policies and procedures.
• Coordinate organizational activities, communications and information between administrators, staff, outside organizations and various local, State and federal agencies.
• Assure optimal allocation of City resources and personnel.
• Monitor and analyze City-wide departments, divisions, programs, activities and functions for progress, financial effectiveness, operational efficiency and capacity to meet public needs.
• Respond to administrative input concerning organizational needs.
• Plan, organize and direct the development and implementation of City-wide policies, procedures and programs to enhance the City’s financial effectiveness, operational efficiency and capacity to meet public needs.
• Develop and prepare the annual preliminary budget for the City.
• Analyze and review budgetary and financial data.
• Control and authorize expenditures in accordance with established limitations.
• Assist department heads and other administrators with budget development and administration.
• Review, analyze and approve recommendations included in the City’s budget document.
• Direct the preparation and maintenance of a variety of narrative and statistical records, files and reports related to departments, programs, projects, budgets, compliance, systems, ordinances, resolutions, financial activity, personnel and assigned duties.
• Assure mandated reports are completed and submitted to appropriate local, State or federal agency according to established time lines.
• Assure adequate resources and personnel to meet City-wide needs.
• Estimate labor and resources required for City departments, divisions, programs, services and projects.
• Review, analyze and approve departmental requests for resources.
• Maintain current knowledge of laws, codes, ordinances, regulations and pending legislature related to City operations and activities.
• Direct the modification of programs, functions and procedures to assure compliance with local, State and federal requirements as appropriate.
• Direct the research, assembly and compiling of a variety of technical information related to City operations, services and functions.
• Oversee the preparation and distribution of correspondence, fiscal documents and informational materials related to department activities.
• Communicate with other administrators, personnel and outside organizations to coordinate activities and programs, resolve issues and conflicts and exchange information.
• Communicate with attorneys regarding City legal issues and matters.
• Negotiate various agreements.
• Operate a variety of office equipment including a computer and assigned software.
• Drive a vehicle to conduct work.
• Attend and conduct a variety of meetings as assigned.
• Prepare agenda items for City Council meetings.
• Represent the City at various events and meetings.
• Perform related duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager