ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY AND PROCEDURE

Ann Arbor City Code tit. I, ch. 5

in effect

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:101 Services area administrator.

1:101. - Services area administrator. As used in this section, "services area administrator" shall mean those persons specified as heading a services area in the current council-approved administrative organization plan of the city. Service area administrators shall be appointed by the City Administrator and shall be responsible to the City Administrator. After January 3, 2005, the appointment of the services area administrators by the City Administrator shall be with the advise and consent of the City Council. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78; Ord. No. 17-92, § 3, 3-16-92; Ord. No. 37-92, § 1, 6-15-92; Ord. No. 43-04, § 4, 1-3-05)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:102 Authority of administrator.

1:102. - Authority of administrator. (1) If there is a vacancy in any services area administrator position responsible to the City Administrator, the City Administrator may designate an acting services area administrator or may temporarily perform personally all the functions of the services area administrator until the vacancy is filled. When so authorized by the City Council, the City Administrator may assume the duties of any services area administrator of the city. (2) The City Administrator may set aside any action taken by any services area administrator responsible to him or her and may supersede any such services area administrator in any or all assigned functions. (3) The City Administrator may direct any services area or division or unit thereof to perform the work of any other city services area, division or unit or the City Administrator may delegate to any employee within such services area, division or unit any duties other than those established for such services area, division or unit except in those instances where the services area or activity does not report directly to the City Administrator, in which cases prior authorization by City Council would be required. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78; Ord. No. 43-04, § 4, 1-3-05)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:103 Responsibilities of services area administrators.

1:103. - Responsibilities of services area administrators. All services area administrators shall: (1) Perform all duties required by the Charter, the City Code and other applicable laws and shall perform such other duties not in conflict therewith as may be assigned by the City Administrator or the City Council. (2) Have authority to delegate to subordinate employees such duties and responsibilities as deemed advisable, but no such delegation shall diminish overall responsibility and accountability. (3) Have authority to appoint, discipline, reassign and remove, subject to applicable personnel rules, contracts and laws, all subordinate employees. (4) Be responsible for the proper maintenance and care of all city property and equipment assigned to such services area administrator. (5) Establish and maintain a system of records in sufficient detail to furnish all information necessary for proper control of departmental activities and to form a basis for periodic reports to the administrator. (6) Preserve public records relative to the business of the department and dispose of such records only in accordance with a council-approved records retention and disposal schedule. (7) Submit a report of department activities to the City Administrator at the end of each month and an annual report within 60 days after the end of the fiscal year. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78; Ord. No. 43-04, § 4, 1-3-05)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:104 Reserved.

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:105 Payment of monies.

1:105. - Payment of monies. All monies belonging to the city shall be paid out as authorized by the Charter or action of the Council by checks drawn by the city chief financial officer and countersigned by the City Treasurer. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78; Ord. No. 43-04, § 4, 1-3-05)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:106 Approval of legal documents.

1:106. - Approval of legal documents. The Mayor shall sign, the City Clerk shall attest to, the City Administrator shall approve as to substance and the City Attorney shall approve as to form, all legal instruments requiring the assent of the city, unless otherwise provided by law, the City Charter or this Code. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78)

Ann Arbor City Code § 1:107 Bonds.

1:107. - Bonds. Surety bonds, conditioned as required by Section 12.8 of the Charter, shall be filed by the following officers of the city in the amounts indicated, provided that if an officer serves in 2 positions, the officer shall file only 1 bond, but in the larger of the 2 amounts: Treasurer | $150,000.00 Financial and Administrative Services Area Administrator | 150,000.00 Chief Financial Officer | 150,000.00 Deputy Treasurer | 75,000.00 City Administrator | 75,000.00 Public Services Area Administrator | 75,000.00 City Clerk | 50,000.00 District Court Administrator | 50,000.00 District Judges | 50,000.00 Assistant City Administrator | 50,000.00 To the extent that any of the above-named officers and services area administrators are covered by any blanket surety bond, the amount of the individual bond required for such officer or services area administrator shall be proportionately reduced. All other officers and employees of the city who receive, distribute, or are responsible for city funds or investments, shall be covered by a blanket surety bond which shall cover each such employee in an amount not less than $25,000.00. (Ord. No. 46-77, 1-23-78; Ord. No. 43-04, § 4, 1-3-05)

Source: City of Ann Arbor, Michigan, Code (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mi/ann_arbor/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TITIAD_CH5ADPOPRFetched: 11/8/2026