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(4) Administrator and personnel. The Administrator shall be the chief administrative and personnel officer of the city. The Administrator shall be directly responsible to the Council for administration of all departments of the city and shall be directly responsible to the Council for the supervision or all temporary, permanent, full-time, part-time and consulting personnel of the city, except those appointed by the Council to serve on advisory commissions. (5) General. The Administrator shall attend all meetings as may be required by the Council; perform all reasonable tasks set before the Administrator by the Council; furnish all verbal and written reports concerning the assigned responsibilities of the Administrator as the Council may desire; and maintain good and proper relations with the public at large. 211.070. CITY ADMINISTRATOR AUTHORITY. (1) Administrative policy. The Administrator may establish administrative policies and procedures as may be necessary to ensure proper and efficient operation of all departments and divisions of the city and may issue administrative orders to carry out administrative policies and procedures. The administrative policies and procedures shall be consistent with Minnesota Statutes, city ordinances and Council policy. The Council shall be apprised of administrative policies and procedures. (2) Fiscal control. The Administrator shall act as the Treasurer for the City pursuant to Minnesota Statute § 412.141 and exercise control over the fiscal expenditures of all departments of the city and appropriations which appear in the annual budget. The Administrator shall follow the adopted Purchasing Policy for purchasing authority. No officer or employee of the city shall place any order or make any purchase except for a purpose and to the amount authorized in the budget without Council approval. All claims resulting from orders placed by the city shall be audited for payment by the City Council. The Administrator shall negotiate contracts for any kind of merchandise, materials, equipment or construction work for presentation to the Council. (3) Personnel. All department directors and administrative personnel shall report directly to the Administrator. The Administrator shall recommend to the Council the hiring, promotion, demotion or dismissal of any regular or probationary full-time or part-time employee of the city. The Council shall make all final determinations with regard to the employment, promotion or dismissal of city employees. SECTION 3. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby appealed. SECTION 4. SEVERABILITY CLAUSE. Every section, provision, and part of this Ordinance is declared severable from every other section, provision, and part. If any section, provision, or part of this Ordinance is held to be invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not invalidate any other section, provision, or part of this Ordinance.