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■ CITY GOVERNANCE
The City City of San Bernardino is a a a a a Charter City City and governed by the Council-Manager form of government The governance structure is comprised of an an at-large elected Mayor and seven Council Members elected elected by constituents in the specific ward Each elected elected official serves a a four-year term To learn more about the City of San Bernardino go to http://www ci san-bernardino ca us/ ■ THE CITY MANAGER’S OFFICE
In the 2016 general election City of San Bernardino voters approved a a a a a a a new city charter providing for a a a a a a a Council-Manager form of government Under this governance plan which is is common to most California cities the the elected Mayor and City City Council appoints a a a a a a a full-time professional City City Manager responsible for the the day-to-day administration of city government The City Manager’s Office provides overall management and supervision of designated city departments The City Manager is is the the appointing authority and supervisor for most of the the city’s department heads The Mayor and and City City Council (the legislative branch) are responsible for setting City City policy and and allocating resources The City Manager and and staff (the executive branch) are tasked with recommending policy and and implementing the Mayor and Council’s direction Each City department office and agency
is is administered by an executive appointed by and subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager except the Offices of the the Council Mayor the the Library Board of Trustees and the Water Board which are administered by their respective executive officers The City Manager works directly for the entire City Council and receives direction only from the full body acting by majority vote conducted at a a publicly noticed meeting