As the top appointed official in the city, the city manager is responsible for the day-to-day administrative operations of the municipality, in addition to other expectations.
Some of the basic roles, responsibilities, and powers of a city manager include: Supervision of day-to-day operations of all city departments and staff through department heads, oversight of all recruitment, dismissal, disciplining and suspensions, operating the city with a professional understanding of how all city functions operate together to their best effect, attends council meetings, but does not have any voting rights, and often serves as Incident Commander-Emergency Manager.
Additional duties may be assigned by the council.
The responsibilities may vary depending upon charter provisions and other local or state laws, rules, and regulations.
Email the City Manager at citymanager [at] whittieralaska.gov (citymanager[at]whittieralaska[dot]gov).