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San Leandro Council Member Handbook | 20212022 30 | Page Although it is up to the City Manager you have selected to deal with personnel and administration issues on a day-to-day basis, you have a role to play too. There may be times when you have reason to believe that Council policies are not being properly administered, and in such cases, it is your responsibility to find out if your suspicions are valid. But do your checking through the normal chain of command. Sometimes, it might seem easier to check things out informally by contacting individual employees of the government whom you know socially. But that can undermine the authority you have delegated to the City Manager. Present the complaint to the City Manager and ask for a report. Then, if the situation is not remedied, the City Manager will have to answer to the Council for it. Internal management involves actions the City Manager takes to put the resources of the organization to effectively use in getting things done. On a day-to-day basis, this is the Manager’s job. In Council-Manager communities, the Council also should regularly evaluate the performance of the City Manager as part of its assessment of internal management. (Chapter 1, Book 1, ICMA Elected Officials Handbook, Book) APPOINTMENT OF CITY MANAGER The Council shall appoint a City Manager, who: (a) Shall serve at the pleasure of the Council; (b) Shall be the chief administrative officer of the City; (c) Shall be chosen on the basis of administrative qualifications; (d) Shall be paid at a salary fixed by the Council commensurate with the responsibilities of the position; (e) Shall not have served on the Council within one year immediately preceding the date of appointment. During a period of ninety days immediately following the date of installation of any person newly elected to the Council at a regular or special municipal election or of any person newly appointed to the Council, the Council shall take no action, whether immediate or prospective, to remove, suspend, request the resignation of, or reduce the salary of, the City Manager. (Section 400, City Charter) CITY MANAGER CONDUCT AT MEETINGS The City Manager shall: (a) Be accorded a seat at the Council table at all meetings of boards and commissions; (b) Be entitled to participate in the deliberations of the Council, boards and commissions, but shall not have a vote; (c) Receive notices of all special meetings of the Council, boards and commissions; (Section 410, City Charter)