City Administrator duties and responsibilities
As a City of the Fourth Class, described in Section 79 of the Missouri Revised Codes, Bolivar's city administrator functions as the chief administrative assistant to the mayor. The city administrator is appointed by the mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
The duties of the city administrator are prescribed by ordinance.
- Serves as the chief purchasing agent, budget officer, personnel officer, and liaison officer
- Aids the Board of Aldermen in the formulation of City policy
- Prepares the board agenda on behalf of the mayor
- Works with City boards and committees
- Completes other duties prescribed by the mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Holds responsibility for all real and personal property of the City
- Sets administrative rule and regulations
- Coordinates the work of all departments
- Investigates the affairs of the City
- Implements City policies
At no time do the duties of the city administrator supersede action by the mayor and Board of Aldermen.
Bolivar has a Mayor-Board of Aldermen form of government with a mayor and eight aldermen. The mayor is elected to a three-year term; the aldermen to two-year terms.
There is a municipal election the first Tuesday of April at which City officials are elected.
The City is divided into four wards with two aldermen representing each ward. Each year four aldermen, one from each ward, are up for election.
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Aldermen – Ward 1
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Aldermen – Ward 2
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Aldermen – Ward 3 |
Aldermen – Ward 4 |
Directions
345 S. Main Ave.
PO Box 9
Bolivar, MO 65613