(a) Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the City service, suspend or remove all officers and employees of the City not appointed by the Council. He or she may authorize the head of a department or office to appoint, suspend or remove subordinates in the department or office;

(b) Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council together with a message describing the important features, and be responsible for its administration after adoption;

(c) Prepare and submit to the Council, at the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year;

(d) Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make recommendations as he or she may deem desirable;

(e) Recommend to the Council a standard schedule of pay for each appointive office and position in the City service, including minimum, intermediate and maximum rates, and authorize the payment of overtime pay for employees as may work in excess of normal work period. The rates of pay and period of work shall be in conformity with wages and salaries enacted by the City Council;

(f) Recommend to the City Council from time to time adoption of measures as he or she may deem necessary or expedient for the health, safety or welfare of the community, or for the improvement of administrative services;

(g) Consolidate or combine offices, positions, departments or units under his or her jurisdiction, with the approval of the Council. The Manager may be the head of one or more departments;

(h) Attend all meetings of the Council unless excused therefrom, and take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the Council. He or she shall be entitled to give notice of all regular and special meetings of the Council;

(i) Supervise the purchase of all materials, supplies, and equipment for which funds are provided in the budget; let contracts necessary for operation or maintenance of City services in accordance with the purchasing provisions of the City Code; receive sealed bids for purchase or contracts in accordance and present them to Council for approval in accordance with the purchasing provisions of the City Code or state or federal law, and advise the City Council on the advantages or disadvantages of contract or bid proposals. The Manager may issue rules governing purchasing procedures within the administrative organization as Council shall approve;

(j) In the case of accident, disaster or other circumstances creating a public emergency, the Manager may award contracts and make purchases for the purpose of meeting the emergency, but he or she shall file promptly with the Council a certificate showing the emergency and the necessity for the action, together with an itemized account of all expenditures;

(k) See that all laws and ordinances are duly enforced;

(l) Investigate the affairs of the City or any department or division thereof, investigate all complaints in relation to matters concerning the administration of the government of the City, and in regard to service maintained by the public utilities in the City and see that all franchises, permits and privileges granted by the City are faithfully observed; and

(m) Perform other duties as may be required by the Council, not inconsistent with state law or City ordinances.