84-CRESOLUTION NO. 84-~.~
A RESOLUTiON OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF TS~ CITY OF
BOYN~fON BEACH, FLORtDA ADOPTi%~G 5_~E JOB DESCRiPTION
FOR THEPOSITION OF ASSISTANT TO ~-. CITY~ANAGER
~NDMAKLNG IT A PART OF ~E CITY'S PAY P~N
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE~CITYCOUNCIL OF ~-r~. CITY OF
BEACH, FLOP~IDA:
Section 1. The duties and responsibilities of the
position of Assistant to the City Mzmager is hereby adopted and
shall be in accordance with the job description attached hereto
and made a part hereof.
Section 2. That the position of Assistant to the City
ManaGer shall be at Pay Grade 34 and shall be a part of the
City's pay plan.
PASSEDANDADOPTED THIS 3rd DAY OF J~X~JARY, 1984.
CITY OF BOYL~fON BEA~q
Vice Mayor~/
ATTEST:
City C~rK '
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Corporate Seal
ASSISTANT TO THE CITY MANAGER
This is a highly responsible professional, administrative and research
position working directly under the supervision of the City Manager.
The employee in this position will be responsible for making recc~nen-
dations to the City Manager involving policy in administrative actions, and will
periodically be held responsible for effecting such recc~nendations.
The employee's work will have emphasis on research and studies aimed at
securing facts about administrative operations throughout all departments of the
City, and may include scme administrative responsibilities relative to City
operations.
Supervision will be by the City Manager, but a reasonable amount of inde-
pendence in identifying and making recc~aendations to resolve problems will be
expected.
ILLUSTRATIVE TASKS
(Note: These are intended only as illustrations of the various types of
work performed in this classification. The omission of specific statements of
duties does not exclude them fromthe position if the work is similar, related
or a logical assignment for this position.)
Assists and advises the City Manager with administrative details relative
to the day-to-day functioning of City government.
Assists City Manager with certain assigned duties of his office andpar-
ticipates with departments in accomplishment of activities necessary for City
operations.
Plans, enacts, and monitors special programs as directed by the City
Manager.
Investigates citizens' complaints and requests for service, and attempts to
resolve difficulties or provide responses.
Assists in preparation of the Agenda and support material for City Council
Meetings. Attends meetings of various Boards and groups as assigned by the City
Manager.
Prepares and writes public information mater~al.
A~sists in preparation of the Annual City Budget, analyzes budget requests,
and researches budget-related matters.
Assists City Manager in monitoring departmental activities.
Maintains close contact with all municipal departments in order to assist
departments in meeting operational objectives as appropriate.
Assists City Manager in all administrative areas as assigned.
participates in the planning and coordination of work in connection with
the proper operating functions of financial administration and budget prepara-
tion, and assists the City Manager in analyzing budget requests.
KNOWLRDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS
Considerable k~nowledge of principles and practices of municipal operations.
Considerable knowledge and experience in research.
Ability'to express oneself effectively, both orally and in writing.
Ability to exercise sound judgment in analyzing facts and arriving at
conclusions.
Ability to develOp and maintain effective working relationships with asso-
ciates, the public and representatives of other public and private agencies.
Considerable knowledge of the principles and practices of public finance
administration and budgeting.
Ability to understand and carry out complex oral and' written instructions.
DESIRABT~ (MINIMUM) EXPERIENCE & TRAINING
Masters Degree in Public or Business Administration.
Considerable experience in local government administration (preferably
three to four years of local government experience or experience that can be
shown to be related).
An equivalent combination of training and experience which provides the
required knowledge, skills and abilities.
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