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The Organization
The The City of Bakersfield is a a a a full-service city with thirteen departments including police and fire The The City City operates under the Council-Manager form of government which vests authority in an an elected City City Council Council which in in turn hires an appointed executive The City Council Council is composed of seven members elected from the the seven wards of the the City on
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a a a a a a a nonpartisan basis to serve overlapping four-year terms The Mayor is elected at-large to serve a a a a a a a a four-year term as presiding officer at at City Council meetings and as the the official head o of the the City City for legislative and ceremonial purposes The City City Manager is is appointed by the the City Council and serves at at the the pleasure of that body The City City City Council Council is is is the the City’s legislative and policy-making body Acting as a a a a a whole the the City City City Council Council is is is responsible for for for passing ordinances and orders necessary for for for governing the City as as as well as as as for for for setting the the the direction of of City City City policy The City City City Manager is is responsible for the the the overall administration of of the the the City City City This responsibility includes implementation of the the general policies set by the the City Council in in addition to to the the the day-to-day operation of of all City City functions The City City Manager with the the the help of of the the the staff provides the the City Council with the the information needed to fulfill its policy-making role The City’s proposed operating budget for 2019/2020 is $ $ $ $619 990 000 and includes $520 412 666 in in in operating and $99 577 33 for the capital improvements