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(PC/? Page 8 (8) rrep~re ~nd oubmit to the city council ~t the end of e~ch fioc~l ye~r ~ det~iled report of municip~l court ~cti ~.,ri tieD for th~t fioc~l ye~r upon receiving direction from the city council ~o to the gener~l contento of ouch report. Aside from changes to simplify the language of this subsection, the noteworthy changes are: 1. Deleting city council approval authority over the city manager's selection of department heads. This would result in a corresponding deletion of the city council's authority to remove department heads under Charter section 3.17(b). This change is recommended in order to emphasize the city manager's authority and responsibility over the city staff, and to focus the city council's supervisory 'role on the city manager rather than on the manager's subordinates. 2. Expressly stating that the city manager does not supervise or control departments whose directors are themselves council appointees. 3. Deleting the reference to a "detailed report of municipal court activities" since this is presently done by the city manager as part of the budget process. 4. Amend Section 4.02 as follows: 4.02. city secretary. The city council shall appoint the city secretary, and such assistant city secretaries as the city council shall deem advisable. The city secretary, of an assistant city secretary, shall give notice of council meetings, shall keep the minutes of the proceedings of such meetings, shall authenticate by signature all ordinances and resolutions, and shall perform such other duties as the city manager, with the consent of the city council, shall assign and those elsewhere provided for in this Although the Charter presently provides for the city council to fix the compensation of the city manager and city attorney, no such provision exists for the city secretary. This would simply confirm present practice. 5. Amend section 4.03 as follows: Sec. 4.03. corporation r!unicipal+ court.