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Council authorizes city administrator to appoint and discharge city employees
Summary
An ordinance authorizing the city administrator to appoint and discharge city officials and employees passed after council discussion about chain of command and notification to council members.
The Kennett City Council approved an ordinance authorizing the city administrator to appoint and discharge city officials and employees, excluding elected officials.
Council members said the measure reinforces the chain of command and that the administrator will notify council members of personnel actions in advance. The presenter noted the authority is allowed by state statute and had been clarified because the current city ordinance was silent on the administrator's appointment and discharge powers.
The council approved the first reading and then moved the ordinance through a second reading; the meeting transcript records a roll call and affirmative votes. A council member said, "you will never find any of these things that I will do without you all knowing about it ahead of time," emphasizing the city's intention to inform council members of personnel changes.
The ordinance as described applies to officers and employees and explicitly does not remove elected officials from the protections of the ballot. The meeting record did not include a list of specific employee positions immediately affected or a timeline for implementation.
