HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 27-58 WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Bakers~ield~finds it
desirable to clarify cer~aYn~matters pertaining tO the functions
of the AdministrativeDepartments'of said. City in relation to the
ulembers of the Council and the Mayor, respectively, and. to accomp-
lish said purpose, DOES _.HEREBY RH~0LVE tc adopt the following pc].ioy:
1. For ~he purpose of pror,.~.oting cfficiencb, in the govern-
xl~ent of-the City, inquiry into the a~inist~'-ation of any depa.r~,~ent
of the City may be made by the Ma~or or a~,j me~_ber of tl~.e Cou~cil
through the City Manager or Assistant City Manager, or the heads of
the ~espective departments or corcrnissions, but preferably th~ouL/n
the City Manager. The right..of any inquiry for, the puLepose above
specified. by the Countills C6~n~ittss on Govern'~ental ~Efficicncy sbatl
be unrestricted.
2. Inquiries as to public records shall be ~v~ade a~sitable
to the ~,ayor or any COuncil M~mber, t?~ough the depart~,n~e~.t heae. s,
respectively.
3. Neither 'mthe May6~I~0r an~J n~e~ber of the .legislative
body shall request or instruct any officer or e~loyee of the City
to perform any special service pertaini'3.g to the duties within the
office of the officer or employee or pertaining to any other office
of the ICity.
4- The Mayor .or any Councilman may call to the'attention
~bf the City Manager or Assistant City Manager any failure of any
department to carry ~out the established policy of the Co~u~cil, or
~failure to perform a service' req'~estsd by a citizen of the City,
.which is an established or r cognizc~"du~y of .'s~id'6eoar~ent ~
%. Under no circuitstances shall the ~.iayor' or any Oounci].u~..an
request of any department, thegatheriDS of any' material or date,,
or ~he preparation of any brief,-, when the purpose of 'sued request
is to oppose a policy alread. y established by the Council, however,
any comnittee of the City Council :c,.~.ay request the City ~_-ianager to
gather material el~ data pertai:ing' to any specific matter before the
com~nittee, for study by said committee.
6. Ins®far as it is practicable, the Mayor and Council Members
will deal with the Administrative Staff thPough the Manager or his
Assistant, except as to questions on routine matters within the k~owl-
edge of such department.
I h~E, EEBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and
adopted by the Co~mcil of the City of Bakersfield at a regular- meeting
thereof held on the 14th day of f~pril, 10~8, by the following vote:
AYES: "BA'Er',~' BENTLEY, CARNAl(IS, COLLINS, CROES, DE~t~-E,
NOES: ~~-Q
ABSENT: ~
a '! Ex-Officio Ctcrk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield.