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McKENZIE (October 11) — For the second year in a row, the City of McKenzie looks to request legislation to amend the city’s charter. In a formal workshop, municipal management consultant Dana Deem provided his recommendations for the amendments.
A large portion of the proposed changes are cleaning up of some language allowing the charter to better coincide with the laws of the State of Tennessee such as fines can not exceed $50 unless authorized by general law.
A point of interest occurs with the recommendation of adding wording to the charter allowing the city to move towards creating the position of a City Administrator. The purposed amendment states:
The Council may, by 2/3 majority vote, appoint a City Administrator who shall be under the control and direction of the Council. The City Administrator shall report and be responsible to the Council. The Council may, by ordinance, require the City Administrator to perform any or all of the following duties:
1. Administer the business of the Municipality;
2. Make recommendations to the Council for improving the quality and quantity of public services to be rendered by the officers and employees to the inhabitants of the municipality;
3. Keep the Council fully advised as to the conditions and needs of the municipality;
4. Report to the Council on the condition of all property, real and personal, owned by the municipality and recommend repairs to replacements as needed;