City Administrator

City Administrator

Job Description

The City of Olney, Texas, population approximately 3300, seeks experienced management professionals to manage City with 26 full-time and 13 part-time and seasonal employees. The City of Olney provides water, sewer, contract sanitation, streets, police, code enforcement, and a volunteer fire department. The City Administrator reports to the Mayor and City Council; is responsible for all departments, budget preparation, personnel matters, and long-term planning. In addition, the City Administrator manages and directs activities of the City with outside agencies and provides highly responsible and complex administrative support to the Mayor and City Council. The City is a Home Rule city operating under a mayor and five council members.

General Qualifications

Candidates must possess a solid administrative background, good people and communications skills, understand city finance and budget processes, and handle the multiple roles and duties of a City Administrator. The successful candidate will be proficient in finance, human resources, general management, and technology, including Windows and Microsoft Office, and have a solid understanding of the operations of Home Rule municipalities. The successful candidate will be comfortable living and working in a rural setting.

See that all federal and state laws and city ordinances are effectively enforced.
Appoint, suspend, or remove all or any one of the directors of departments and employees, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. 
Attend all meetings of the City Council except when excused by the Council, and shall have the right to take part in the discussions of the City Council but shall have no vote. 
Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the City Council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption. 
Prepare and submit to the City Council at the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year. 
To make a full written report to the City Council as soon after the close of each month accounts as possible, showing the operations and expenditures of each department for the preceding month, and a comparison of such monthly expenditures, by departments, with the monthly allowances made for such departments in the annual budget and to keep the City Council aware of the financial condition and future needs of the City and make such recommendations as may seem to him advisable. 
Make such other reports as the City Council may require concerning the operations of the City departments, offices, and agencies subject to his direction and supervision. 
To act as purchasing agent for the City and to purchase all merchandise, material, and supplies needed by the City and may establish, if needed, a suitable storehouse where such supplies shall be kept and from which same shall be issued as needed; and to adopt such rules and regulations governing requisitions and transactions of business between himself as such purchasing agent and the heads of the departments, officers, and employees of the City as the City Council may approve. 
To recommend to the City Council the salaries to be paid each appointive officer and subordinate employee of the City.
To recommend such measures and to perform such other duties as may be prescribed him by this Charter or required of him by the City Council, as consistent with this Charter.

Experience

Preferable candidates will possess a Bachelor's degree in Public Administration, Business Administration or Management plus at least two years of progressively responsible experience in Public Administration or related field; or eight years of progressively responsible experience in Public Administration or related field may be considered in lieu of educational attainment.

Possession of an appropriate valid Texas driver’s license is required.

Application Process:

Send resume, cover letter, reference list, address, and email address to:

City of Olney

ATTN: Mayor

PO Box 546

Olney, Texas 76374

E-mail to: mayor@cityofolneytx.com

Or drop off at: 201 E. Main Street, Olney, Texas 76374