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<br />Minn. Stat. ~ 412.721 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. ~ 412691 <br /> <br />MinD. Stat. ~ 412.691 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. ~ 412.651, <br />subd. 8 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. ~ 412.651, <br />subd. 9 <br /> <br />Minn. Stat. S 412641 <br /> <br />26 <br /> <br />balance left after deducting the total past expenditures and the sU1l1 <br />of all outstanding orders and encU1l1brances. <br /> <br />The procedure for disbursement of funds is similar to that in a <br />standard plan or Plan A city except that the mayor and manager sign <br />the orders instead of the mayor and clerk. The manager must specifY <br />the particular fund from which payment will be made on each <br />contract that requires payment using city funds. This must be noted <br />on each contract. <br /> <br />7. Chief purchasing agent <br /> <br />The city manager is the chief purchasing agent for the city. All <br />purchases and contracts that do not exceed $15,000 are made or let <br />by the manager unless the council has set a lower limit. All claims <br />resulting from these purchases and contracts must still be audited <br />and approved by the council in the same manner as done in other <br />statutory cities. <br /> <br />All other purchases and contracts can be made by the council only <br />after the recommendation of the manager has first been obtained. All <br />contracts, bonds, and other instruments to which the city is a party <br />must be signed by both the mayor and the manager on behalf of the <br />city. <br /> <br />8 Administrative code <br /> <br />If the council requests it, the city manager must prepare an <br />administrative code for the council to consider adopting. The code <br />must incorporate the details of administrative procedure, and the city <br />manager must suggest amendments to the code from time to time. <br /> <br />9. Additional duties <br /> <br />The city manager must perform any other duties that are required by <br />statute for Plan B cities. Additionally, the manager must meet any <br />other responsibilities the council gives him or her by ordinance or <br />resolution. <br /> <br />Home rule charter cities with city managers should check their <br />charters for their manager's duties. <br /> <br />c. Appointment and removal <br /> <br />The city manager is appointed and removed by the city council. <br /> <br />1. Appointment <br /> <br />The manager is chosen by the council on the basis of training, <br />experience, and administrative qualifications. The manager is <br /> <br />League of Minnesota Cities <br />