Administrative Services

Connell established the position of City Administrator in 1989. Mr. Art Tackett is the current administrator and has been with the city since 1994. The City Administrator ensures that all council policies and directives are carried out. The City Administrator coordinates work with all city departments and employees. Duties include; providing liaison between the City Council, advisory boards/committees, and the city staff; preparing regular and special management reports; working with other staff in preparation of the council agenda and materials for council meetings; processing citizen inquiries and service requests; working with the news media for public relations and information purposes; working with other governmental agencies and the State Legislature; representing the city at meetings and conferences; providing staff support for the Planning Commission, Parks and Recreation Commission, Housing Authority and Board of Adjustment; and serving on other committees as directed by Mayor and Council.

The business staff is comprised of four members who strive to serve the community with professional, efficient and courteous service. The City Clerk Treasurer, Joan Eckman, acts as the office manager. The office of City Clerk-Treasurer is a combined position of both the City Treasurer (as set forth in CMC 2.06.010) and the City Clerk (as set forth in CMC 2.08.010). The position serves the Mayor, City Council, and City Administrator and is responsible for the coordination and dissemination or information required for all other boards, commissions and committees to perform their assigned functions to the best of their ability. The Clerk-Treasurer is helped in all of these responsibilities by the Deputy City Clerk, Maria Chavez; the Deputy City Treasurer, Jeri Reinauer; and the Accountant, Jeannie Norstedt.

The TREASURER/FINANCE DIRECTOR DIVISION oversees and directs all finance functions, including budgeting, accounting, debt management, financial planning, customer services, office and records management, and information services. This division provides financial services including accounting, accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cashiering, general ledger, investments, cash management, grants management, bonds management, LID management and audit control. This division provides financial and budgetary reports for all users of such information, and is responsible for the preparation of the budget and the comprehensive annual financial report.

The CITY CLERK DIVISION provides for the preparation, publication and distribution of the agenda packets, recording of the minutes of all meetings, maintaining records of all city ordinances and resolutions, and any contracts or legal documents. This division is responsible for the publication and posting of all official city notices or actions for public hearings or special meetings on the setting or changing of a zoning district, application for subdivision or property, application for code variance, annexation of property, street vacation, and the due bid process.

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