(a) The board may appoint a city administrator who shall be under the control and direction of the board. The city administrator shall report and be responsible to the board.

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(b) The board may, by ordinance, require the city administrator to perform any or all the following duties:

(1) Administer the business of the municipality;
(2) Make recommendations to the board 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 board fully advised as to the conditions and needs of the municipality;
(4) Report to the board the condition of all property, real and personal, owned by the municipality and recommend repairs or replacements as needed;
(5) Recommend to the board and suggest the priority of programs or projects involving public works or public improvements that should be undertaken by the municipality;
(6) Recommend specific personnel positions, as may be required for the needs and operations of the municipality, and propose personnel policies and procedures for approval of the board; and
(7) Perform such other duties as may from time to time be designated or required by the board.