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The City Manager is the City's Chief
Administrative Officer and is responsible for providing efficient, adequate
and timely municipal services to the citizens of Lawerence.The City Manager
is appointed by and serves at the pleasure of the City Commission. The Commission is responsible for
establishing City policies, while the Manager is charged with implementing
those policies. To accomplish this
task, the City Manager, (1) appoints all Department Heads and subordinate
employees of the City based on merit and ability to do the job; (2) ensures
that laws and ordinances are enforced; (3) advises the Commission on issues
and policies as requested; (4) recommends measures and ordinances deemed
necessary for the City Commission on the financial condition of the city;
(5) prepares and submits an annual budget and advises the City Commission
on the financial condition of the City; (6) performs other duties
prescribed by state or local laws.
Additionally, the City Manager must work in conjunction with many
other governmental agencies to ensure efficient operation of the City
through use of federal and state grants and through cooperation with th
county, townships, special districts, and various boards and commissions.
The City Commission's Goals are used by the City Manager to set priorities
and policy for the staff to achieve and follow. Maintaining service levels that meet the needs of the
community and are within the budgetary guidelines set by the city
commission is one of the primary responsibilities of the City
Manager.
Significant Issues for 2003 - The increase in Personal Services for 2003 can be attributed to the 3% general wage adjustment and merit increases for eligible employees. |
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The Public Information Office manages
the City’s media relations, public education activities and communications
functions. The focus of the office
is to educate audiences about City services and current issues, utilize
communication tools that meet the changing communication needs of the
Lawrence community and provide feedback opportunities.
The Public Information Office meets these goals by serving as the citywide media relations officer, gathering information, writing and distributing news releases and responding to media queries. The office also provides programming for channel 25 weekly and produces a monthly city news program. External and internal communication activities include developing and producing educational materials, newsletters, articles and advertisements. The Public Information Office also manages the City’s web site, including content, technical aspects and development. Significant Issues for 2003 - The increase in Personal Services for 2003 can be attributed to the 3% general wage adjustment and merit increases for eligible employees. |
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l Attended goal setting session with
City
Commission to establish long range plan for priorities l Provided appropriate traffic plan and facilities for 31st and Iowa. l Completed Phase 1 of Airport improvements. |
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l Efficiently utilized space vacated by
HR/HR and Parks & Rec Department in City Hall. l Provided City Manager's report to City Commisison, public, and media at every commission meeting per Commisison direction l |
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l Media
Relations, Researched, wrote and
distributed more than 50 news releases. News releases provided content to City Connection and Phoenix newsletters l Public Relations, produced quarterly newsletter, weekly channel 25 updates and continuing enhancements to the web site l l � |
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lDepartment/Advisory
Board,
provided support on
numerous staff projects, assisted Sister Cities and CVB Advisory Boards as staff liaison l Administrative, improvements to the organizational structure of the web site administration files, attended professional workshops and worked with IS to upgrade channel 25 hardware |
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1. To provide timely and relevant
information to the City Commission as is required to assist the
Commission in selecting and meeting policy goals and objectives. 2. To enhance the quality of managerial development and excellence. 3. To provide administrative direction and leadership necessary to assume implementation and coordination of all City policies. 4. To facilitate the objectives of exisiting programs an policies in a customer-friendly manner. 5. Utilize information from Master Plans, H2020 update and other planning guides. |
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1. Provide timely, relevant and
informative material to the media
2. Educate the public about services provided by the City 3. Expand and enhance the web site, www.lawrenceks.org 4. Work with departments to support development and expansion of web sites 5. Coordinate February 2003 volunteer board recognition |
| PERFORMANCE INDICATORS |
| 2000 Actual |