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CITY MANAGER
On April 25th, 1962, there will be an election to determine whether the City of Covington is to have a City Manager. The following is an Act of the General Assembly of
Georgia providing for a City Manager. If this Act is approved by a majority of those voting in the Election on April 25th, 1962, this Act will become law, and our Mayor and Council
may then employ a City Manager.
"Section 30. CITY MANAGER. The city council after
the passage of this act shall select and appoint a city man
ager whose salary shall be fixed by council and whose term
of office shall be indefinite and whose duties, powers and
qualifications shall be as hereinafter provided. The mayor
and members of city council shall be ineligible for the office
of city manager for the period of two years from the time of
the expiration of their term of office, nor shall they be eligi
ble for employment in any capacity by the city within such
period.
"Section 30-A. QUALIFICATIONS. It shall be the
duty of the city manager to execute and administer the pol
icies of the city government fixed by the mayor and council
and the city manager shall be vested with sole authority
over all administrative matters of the city, and he shall be
accountable only to the city council. The city manager first
appointed under the provisions of this Act and all persons
subsequently appointed to such office shall be selected by
the council on the basis of ability, experience, training and
character, with special reference to his actual experience in,
or his knowledge of acknowledged practice in respect to the
duties of his office. During his tenure of office he shall re
side within the City of Covington and shall devote his entire
time to the duties of his office and shall not engage in any
other business or profession.
"Section 30 B. ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES AND POW
ERS. The city manager shall have the power to appoint,
prescribe the duties or supervise and remove all administra
tive employees, except the city recorder, city physician, city
attorney and the board of tax assessors. The affairs of each
department of the city, including the collection and disburse
ment of revenue, are to be administered under his supervision
and control, and he is to be responsible therefor. Neither the
council nor any of its committees shall direct or request the
THE FOLLOWING CITIES IN OUR STATE, WITH POPULATIONS AS SHOWN, NOW HAVE A CITY MANAGER FORM OF GOVERNMENT:
ALBANY —55,890 COLLEGE PARK — 23,469 DUBLIN — 13,814 JESUP —7,304 ROME —32,226
AVONDALE ESTATES —1,646 COLUMBUS —116,779 EASTMAN — 5,118 LAFAYETTE — 5,588 SAVANNAH — 149,245
BRUNSWICK—2I,7O3 CORDELE — 10,609 ELBERTON — 7,107 LAGRANGE —23,632 THOMASVILLE —18,246
BUFORD —4,151 CORNELIA — 2,936 FOREST PARK —14,201 MANCHESTER —4,115 TIFTON —9,903
CAIRO —7,427 DALLAS —2,065 GAINESVILLE—I6,S23 MOULTRIE —15,764 TOCCOA —7,303
CARTERSVILLE —8,668 DECATUR— 22,026 GRIFFIN — 21,735 NEWNAN —12,167 VALDOSTA — 30,655
CEDARTOWN—9,34O DOUGLAS — 8,736 HAWKINSVILLE — 3,967 QUITMAN — 5,071 WAYCROSS —20,944
WE HAVE UNANIMOUSLY DECIDED THAT FOR THE BENEFIT AND WELFARE OF OUR CITY AND ALL OF ITS CITIZENS,
WE SHOULD INSTALL A CITY MANAGER TO ACTIVELY MANAGE THE ADMINISTRATIVE AFFAIRS OF OUR MUNICIPAL GOVERN
MENT. THE PERSON SELECTED TO SERVE IN THIS CAPACITY WOULD ACT UNDER THE DIRECTION OF YOUR ELECTED OFFI
CIALS, THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL
AS YOUR ELECTED OFFICIALS, WE FEEL THAT WE ARE THOROUGHLY FAMILIAR WITH THE NEEDS OF OUR CITY, AND WE
URGE YOU TO GO TO THE POLLS ON APRIL 25TH AND VOTE FOR THIS CHANGE FOR PROGRESS.
N. S. TURNER, MAYOR
GUY V. EVANS, COUNCILMAN A. OTIS SPILLERS, COUNCILMAN
T. RUCKER GINN, COUNCILMAN M. H. WAGGONER
FRED J. KITCHENS, COUNCILMAN DON J. WOOD, COUNCILMAN
POLLS WILL BE OPEN AT THE CITY HALL FROM 7:00 A.M. TO 7:00 P.M. TRANSPORTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE TO AND
FROM POLLS. TELEPHONE NO. 786-7711 FOR THE NEWTON COUNTY JAYCEES, WHO WILL PROVIDE THIS TRANSPORTATION.
NEWTON COUNTY JUNIOR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
SUPPORT THIS CHANGE FOR PROGRESS! VOTE "FOR" ON APRIL 25TH AT THE CITY HALL!
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appointment of any person to, or his removal from office by
the city manager, or in any manner take part in the appoint
ment or removal of officers and employees in the adminis
trative service of the city. Except for the purpose of inquiry,
the council and its members shall deal with the administra
tive service solely through the city manager, and neither the
council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any sub
ordinate of the city manager, either publicly or privately.
The city manager shall give bond for the faithful adminis
tration of his office in such amount as council may deter
mine, but in no event in the sum less than one hundred
thousand dollars, the premium for which is to be paid by
the city. The city manager may require subordinate em
ployees to likewise give bond in an amount to be determined
by him, but subject to the approval of council, the premiums
of such bonds as may be required to be paid by the city."
"It shall also be the duty of the city manager to act as
chief conservator of the peace within the city; to supervise the
administration of the city; to see that the ordinance of the
city and the laws of the State are enforced therein; to make
such recommendations to the council concerning the affairs
of the city as may seem to him desirable; to keep the council
currently advised of the financial condition and future needs
of the city; to prepare and submit to the council regular
quarterly reports of the affairs and finances of the city,
these reports to be in such form as to be readily understood
by the public, and cause the same to be published in some
local newspaper of general circulation; to act in an advisory
capacity to the city council in the formulation of policies
of the city government; it shall be the duty and the respon
sibility of the city manager to do all the buying for the dif
ferent departments of the City of Covington; said depart
ment heads shall make written requisition for the needs of
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their department and present the same to the city manager;
the city manager shall then make such purchases not ex
ceeding amounts prescribed by ordinance and for which funds
are provided in the budget. To perform such other duties
and exercise such other authority as city council may fix by
resolution or ordinance. All formal contracts on behalf of the
city shall be executed by the city manager and attested by
the city clerk, after an approving resolution of city council."
Section 30-C. COMPENSATION OF EMPLOYEES. The
salary of compensation of heads of departments and other
administrative employees shall be fixed by ordinance or reso
lution of council upon the recommendation of the city man
ager, such ordinance or resolution of council to provide uni
form compensation for like services except that an increase
in compensation of any department head or employee may
be granted upon the basis of seniority and efficiency."
"Section 30-D. REMOVAL OF CITY MANAGER. Re
moval of city manager; substitute during his absence or dis
ability. While council has the right to remove city manager
at any time, at least thirty days before such removal be
comes effective, the manager shall be furnished with a for
mal statement in the form of a resolution passed by a ma
jority vote of the members of council, stating council's in
tention of removing him and the reasons therefor. If re
quested in writing by city manager so to do the council
shall fix a time for a public hearing upon the question of
his removal, giving a notice of the time and place of same
by publishing said notice in some local newspaper of general
circulation, and the final resolution, removing the city man
ager shall not be adopted until such public hearing shall be
had. The action of council in removing the city manager shall
be final. In the case of the absence or disability of the city
manager, council may designate a qualified administrative
officer of the city to perform the duties of the citv manager
during such absence or disability."
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