File #: CA-1-21    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Charter Amendment Status: Adopted
File created: 5/11/2021 In control: City Council
On agenda: 6/21/2021 Final action: 6/21/2021
Title: Office of Community Services - Established - For the purpose of establishing the Office of Community Services; updating the powers and duties of the City Manager, and generally relating to the Office of Community Services.
Sponsors: Gavin Buckley, Sheila Finlayson, Rhonda Pindell Charles, Elly Tierney, Dajuan K. Gay, Ross Arnett
Indexes: Finance Committee, Housing and Human Welfare Committee, Public Safety Committee, Rules and City Government Committee
Attachments: 1. CA-1-21 First Reader, 2. CA-1-21 Staff Report, 3. CA-1-21 Fiscal Impact Note
Title
Office of Community Services - Established - For the purpose of establishing the Office of Community Services; updating the powers and duties of the City Manager, and generally relating to the Office of Community Services.
Body
CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Charter Amendment 1-21

Introduced by: Mayor Buckley
Co-sponsored by: Alderwoman Finlayson, Alderwoman Pindell Charles,
Alderwoman Tierney, Alderman Gay, Alderman Arnett

Referred to
Finance Committee
Housing and Human Welfare Committee
Public Safety Committee
Rules and City Government Committee
90 day Rule:__________


A CHARTER AMENDMENT Resolution concerning

Office of Community Services - Established

FOR the purpose of establishing the Office of Community Services; updating the powers and duties of the City Manager, and generally relating to the Office of Community Services.

BY repealing and reenacting with amendments the following portion of the Annapolis Charter:
Article VI, Section 2B


SECTION I: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that the Charter of the City of Annapolis shall be amended to read as follows:

THE CHARTER
Article VI - OPERATIONS

Sec. 2B. City manager.

(a) There shall be a city manager in the office of the mayor who shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The city manager shall be the direct subordinate of the mayor and shall have supervisory authority over the deputy city manager for resilience and sustainability and department directors as provided for by the City's organizational chart that is prepared by the mayor and accepted by the City Council.
(b) The city manager shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the city council based solely on his or her experience and credentials as a city manager. The city manager may be removed from office by the mayor or by the City Council. The city manager shall have had, prior to appointment, an advanced degree in business or public administration from an accredited college or university a...

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