CITY MANAGER

Oklahoma City Municipal Code ch. 2, art. III, div. 3

in effect

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-86 Bond.

§ 2-86. - Bond. Before taking office, the person appointed City Manager, and the person designated to be City Manager pro tempore, shall furnish to the City a good and sufficient bond in the amount established by the Council, guaranteeing the faithful performance and discharge of his duties in office. The bond shall be executed by a corporate surety company authorized to do business in the State. After approval by the City Council, the bond shall be placed on file in the office of the City Clerk. (Code 1970, § 2-58; Code 1980, § 2-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-87 Control over Division of Public Management.

§ 2-87. - Control over Division of Public Management. The City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City, and shall have control of the Division of Public Management and of all its departments, services, agencies, functions and personnel. (Code 1970, § 2-57; Code 1980, § 2-87)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-88 Authority to organize Division of Public Management; power to abolish departments.

§ 2-88. - Authority to organize Division of Public Management; power to abolish departments. Pursuant to Section 3 of Article IV of the Charter and to enable the City Manager to carry out the powers and duties therein provided and imposed, the City Manager is authorized and empowered to establish, within the limits of budget appropriations, such divisions and subdivisions within the various departments of the Division of Public Management as he may deem best and most suitable for the accomplishment of the purposes of the Division of Public Management. The City Manager shall have power to change or abolish any division or subdivision he is herein authorized to establish, but the City Manager shall not have authority to change or abolish any department or any function thereof as herein set forth. The Council expressly reserves all powers to create, combine or abolish departments as provided by Section 5 of Article IV of the Charter as amended, and all powers conferred by Section 30 of Article II of the Charter, as amended, to regulate and determine the organization and procedure of any department, subject to the limitations imposed by Section 4 of Article IV of the City Charter, as amended. (Code 1970, § 2-59; Code 1980, § 2-88)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-89 Assistant City Manager.

§ 2-89. - Assistant City Manager. The office of Assistant City Manager is created in the Division of Public Management. The Assistant City Manager shall assist the City Manager in all work of the City Manager's Office in whatever respect and manner as he shall be directed by the City Manager. In the event that the City Manager shall for any reason be temporarily absent or incapable of performing the duties of his office, the Assistant City Manager shall perform such duties as Manager pro tempore until the Manager shall return to duty, or a new Manager be selected. Provided, however, that nothing contained herein shall prohibit the appointment of multiple Assistant City Managers. (Code 1970, § 2-63; Code 1980, § 2-89; Ord. No. 18608, § 1, 10-28-86)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-90 Authority to implement plan of organization.

§ 2-90. - Authority to implement plan of organization. Within the framework and limitations imposed upon the Division of Public Management, the City Manager is authorized and directed to implement the plan of functional organization provided for the Division of Public Management. (Code 1970, § 2-60; Code 1980, § 2-90)

Oklahoma City Municipal Code § 2-91 Severance pay for the City Manager.

§ 2-91. - Severance pay for the City Manager. In the event the service of a City Manager is involuntarily terminated by Council action, for reasons other than gross misconduct or willful neglect in the performance of the duties of the office, the City Manager may elect to receive severance pay equal to one month of salary for each year, or part of a year, served as an employee of The City of Oklahoma City in partial payment for services rendered as City Manager. The City Manager shall receive a minimum of six months severance pay, but no more than 12 months of severance pay, if the City Manager elects to receive severance pay under this section. This severance pay shall be in addition to termination pay for unused vacation and sick leave, as provided in the personnel policies for The City of Oklahoma City. In the event service of a City Manager is terminated because of death or disability, the pay beneficiary of the City Manager may make the elections set forth in this section. Acceptance of severance pay under this section shall void any other agreements regarding severance pay, or separation pay, provided in a salary agreement with The City of Oklahoma City. Acceptance of severance pay under this ordinance shall not void the right to receive other benefits, upon separation of employment, provided for in a salary agreement with the City Manager, or provided in the personnel policies for The City of Oklahoma City. (Ord. No. 21475, § 1, 4-25-00; Ord. No. 21585, § 1, 10-31-00)

Source: City of Oklahoma City, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/oklahoma_city/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=OKMUCO2020_CH2AD_ARTIIIOFEM_DIV3CIMAFetched: 10/28/2026