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CHAPTER 6 ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS Section 6.01. Administrative Responsibility. The Council as a body, shall be responsible for the administration of the City. The Council shall appoint an administrative officer to assist in the administration of City affairs. For purposes of reference in this Charter, this administrative officer shall be referred to as the City Administrator. Section 6.02. Administrative Organization. Subdivision 1. The Council may by ordinance establish City departments, offices, and agencies and prescribe their functions. No power or duty conferred by this Charter upon a particular office or agency shall be transferred to another. Subdivision 2. The City Council shall hire heads of departments, and such other and further officers and personnel as may be required to operate the City efficiently. The City Council shall determine the qualifications thereof and prescribe the duties to be performed by each, except as otherwise prescribed in this Charter. Subdivision 3. The head of departments and other officers designated by the Council shall report in person to the Council and to the public at least once each quarter at a regularly scheduled Council meeting. Section 6.03. Duties of the City Administrator. The duties of the City Administrator shall be specified in Chapter 106 of City Code, as amended, and shall include those in MN State Statute for City Clerk unless otherwise assigned in City Code. The Council shall provide for the designation, delegation and/or assignment of some or all the duties to other city staff as needed. (Amended by Ordinance 841, Adopted March 8, 2010; Effective: June 16, 2010.) Section 6.04. City Treasurer. The Council shall appoint a Treasurer. This office shall be separate from that of the City Administrator and shall include those duties for Treasurer in MN State Statute unless otherwise assigned in City Code. (Amended by Ordinance 841, Adopted March 8, 2010; Effective: June 16, 2010.) 13