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Is the City of Centerville a Statutory City or Home Rule Charter City? Plan A or Plan B? <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />As individuals, councilmembers have no administrative authority. They cannot give orders to or <br />otherwise supervise city employees, unless specifically directed to do so, by the council. The <br />council, however, has complete authority over all administrative affairs in the city. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Would you look to City Administrator Statz/Consultants for expertise and advice when dealing <br />with issues of lack of understanding on your part? Would you complete research on your own? <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />Councilmembers should devote their official time to problems of basic policy and act as liaisons <br />between the city and the general public. Councilmembers should be concerned, not only with <br />the conduct of daily affairs, but also with the future development of the city. The most important <br />single, responsibility of a councilmember, is participation at council meetings. In statutory cities, <br />each councilmember, including the mayor, has full authority to make and second motions, <br />participate in discussions, and vote on every matter before the council. <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />______________________________________________________________________________ <br />9 <br /> <br />