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Bookmark or Share- Knowing Your Roles: City and Town Governments - MRSCThe focus of Congress, the state legislature, or a city/town council is policymaking. A municipal court exercises judicial functions, although in a more limited way than the state or federal courts, and the mayor (or manager) heads the executive branch of municipal government much like the president and governor head the federal and state executive branches, respectively.
- Quick Guide for Newly Elected City Officials - MRSCThe mayor (in mayor-council cities) or city manager (in council-manager cities) serves as the chief administrative officer. Their primary roles and responsibilities include implementing laws adopted by the city council, proposing a budget, and managing the city’s administrative functions, including most personnel decisions. In many mayor ...
- MRSC - Roles and Responsibilities of Local Government LeadersThe city council is not involved in these types of day-to-day personnel matters, although local ordinances may require council confirmation of certain appointments in the mayor-council form of government (RCW 35A.12.090). The mayor or city manager’s authority to hire and fire may be delegated to department heads (RCW 35.18.090 and RCW 35A.13. ...
- MRSC - Public Records Act FAQsPerformance reviews of the agency’s chief executive officer, such as a city manager. Under Spokane Research & Defense Fund v. City of Spokane (2000), the court held that a city manager is the leader and public figure of the city and the public has a legitimate interest in the disclosure of the city manager’s performance review.
- Holding Two Public Offices: The Doctrine of Incompatible OfficesDeciding whether a position is an office is sometimes easy. For example, by statute the mayor and councilmembers of a code city are officers, as are the appointive positions of city clerk and chief law enforcement officer (see RCW 35A.12.010-.020). Per RCW 35A.13.010, a city manager is also an officer.
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