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78 Page 2 19 % , and 20 unnecessary. Attached hereto as Exhibit "A" are the provisions of the City Charter as proposed for amendment by the Ad Hoc Charter Review Committee. The City Council will need to adopt a resolution submitting the proposed Charter Amendments to the voters of Redwood City at the Consolidated General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2009. Attached hereto as Exhibit liB" is the proposed City Council resolution. Library Director The City employs a Library Director to oversee the operation of the City's libraries. Unlike other department head positions in the City, the City Charter stipulates that the Library Director reports to the Library Board and is accountable to the Board. Although historically the City has been fortunate to have had strong relationships and highly effective collaboration at the executive level, and no serious issues have resulted in the current reporting relationship, the committee has identified concerns with the current structure as follows: . The City Manager is the ultimate IIhiring authority" for the City. The Library Director has full authority over City staff yet is not directly accountable to the City Manager. This is an interruption in the chain-of-command and is problematic when it comes to accountability and employee discipline. The current reporting relationship of the Library Director could lead to inconsistency in administration of personnel activities and enforcement of citywide rules and expectations of City staff. . The Library Director cannot be directed by the City Manager to manage City staff consistent with the rules, procedures and philosophies applied throughout the organization. This is especially problematic since many of the library employees are members of the same Unions that represent City staff in other departments in the organization. . The City Manager has no authority to hire, evaluate, discipline and/or terminate the Library Director. Moreover, if a library employee makes a serious claim against the Library Director,or if other egregious misconduct is suspected of the Library Director, the City Manager has no authority to impose intervening measures to temporarily remedy the situation (Le. place Library Director on paid administrative leave). A meeting of the Library Board would have to be noticed and convened and their decision followed. If an investigation is commenced and it supports allegations of misconduct, the Library Board would ultimately determine the appropriate level of discipline to impose. If the Board's recommendation is not supported by the City Manager or Council, there is no process for their recommendation to be altered by the other stakeholders. Though these scenarios are unlikely, they pose additional liability to the City. . If the Library Board were to act in a way that is not within the City's best interest, the Council could intervene by replacing board members. Such action seems impractical as it would be both time-consuming and conflict-ridden. Additionally, the Board and Council could be exposed to legal actions. . When the Charter was written, the Library had its own revenue stream, and therefore it made sense that the Board was accountable for Library operations including control of the Director and the budget. However, since the changes in municipal finances brought on by Prop 13 in the late 1970's, the Library has been part of the City's general fund, and the Council's budget process.