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(1) The Municipal Council may appoint an Executive Director to exercise such duties as are consistent with the Council’s primary functions pertaining to legislation, appropriations, and review of municipal administration. The Executive Director may be removed at the sole discretion of the Council. The Executive Director shall have the right to legal counsel from the Council Attorney on all matters involving the performance of the Executive Director’s duties. Except as otherwise directed by a majority of the Council by written request, the Council Executive Director and the Council Attorney shall be supervised by the Council Chair.

(2) The Executive Director’s powers and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

(a) Serve as a Council liaison with City Administration as requested by the Council;

(b) Serve as a Council liaison with the citizenry and news media;

(c) Coordinate administrative reviews and independent audits;

(d) Coordinate all Council activities required by law associated with the independent audits;

(e) Coordinate all Council activities related to the analysis of the City budget, including, but not limited to, its review and adoption by the Council;

(f) Coordinate all Council activities related to City appropriations;

(g) Coordinate all Council activities related to the Council’s duty to give advice and consent to the Mayor for City committees, boards, commissions, directors and employees, and other advisory bodies, as defined by State law and City ordinance;

(h) Coordinate services provided for the Council when serving as the board or commission of the Redevelopment Agency, Stormwater District, or any other agency the Council is called to serve upon;

(i) Evaluate, report and make recommendations to the Council as to whether the general intent of Council policies, in the form of ordinances and resolutions, are being complied with and carried forth by the City, in order to determine whether additional ordinances, resolutions or policies are required;

(j) Coordinate and attend Council meetings, citizen meetings, and other meetings, including administrative meetings, as requested by the Council;

(k) Supervise Council employees and agents, administering and exercising all appropriate supervisory powers including, but not limited to, hiring, training, conducting performance evaluations and administrative pay adjustments, disciplining, and terminating, as are necessary for the proper administration and effective operation of the Council Office;

(l) Coordinate services provided for the Council by appointed independent contractors;

(m) Coordinate the preparation of Council agendas and prepare analysis of legislative issues for Council review;

(n) Supervise and have responsibility for the maintenance and publication of the Provo City Code;

(o) Coordinate an annual Council review of the priorities and implementation strategies of the General Plan; and

(p) Perform such other duties as are described in the Council Handbook or as may be directed by the Council Chair or a majority of the Council, to the extent permitted by Federal, State, and local law, including established ethical standards of conduct.

(Enacted 1993-86, Am 1996-74, Am 2006-50, Am 2016-11, Am 2021-14, Am 2024-04)