Administration

By the City Charter, the City operates under the Council-Manager form of government, whereby all power is vested in the City Council.  The City Manager is the administrative head of the City, and manages the day-to-day operations of the City, all at the will of the City Council.

The current City Manager has over 30 years of experience in Municipal Government, as a City Administrator, City Recorder and Municipal Judge.  The City Manager is a member of  International City/County Management Association (ICMA) and the Oregon City/County Management Association (OCCMA).  The purpose of OCCMA is to increase the proficiency of city managers, county managers, and other municipal administrators and to strengthen the quality of urban government through professional management.  To further these objectives, certain ethical principles govern the conduct of every member of OCCMA:

1. Be dedicated to the concepts of effective and democratic local government by responsible elected officials and believe that professional general management is essential to the achievement of this objective.
2. Affirm the dignity and worth of the services rendered by government and maintain a constructive, creative and practical attitude toward urban affairs and a deep sense of social responsibility as a trusted public servant.
3. Be dedicated to the highest ideals of honor and integrity in all public and personal relationships in order that the member may merit the respect and confidence of the elected officials, of other officials and employees, and of the public.
4. Recognize that the chief function of local government at all times is to serve the best interests of all of the people.
5. Submit policy proposals to elected officials, provide them with facts and advice on matters of policy as a basis for making decisions and setting community goals, and uphold and implement municipal policies adopted by elected officials.
6. Recognize that elected representatives of the people are entitiled to the credit for the establishment of municipal policies; responsibility for policy execution rests with the members.
7. Refrain from participation in the election of the members of the employing legislative body, and from all partisan political activities which would impair performance as a professional administrator.
8. Make it a duty continually to improve the member's professional ability and to develop the competence of associates in the use of management techniques.
9. Keep the community informed on municipal affairs; encourage communication between the citizens and all municipal officers; emphasize friendly and courteous service to the public; and seek to improve the quality and image of public service.
10. Resist any encroachment on professional responsibilities, believing the member should be free to carry out official policies without interference, and handle each problem without discrimination on the basis of principle and justice.
11. Handle all matters of personnel on the basis of merit so that fairness and impartiality govern a member's decisions, pertaining to appointments, pay adjustments, promotions and discipline.
12. Seek no favor; believe that personal aggrandizement or profit secured by confidential information or by misuse of public time is dishonest.

To learn more about the OCCMA, please visit their website:

www.occma.org