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As the municipal
government's principal executive, the City Manager is
responsible for implementing the
policies and priorities adopted by City Council. The Manager coordinates the operations of
all service-providing departments, which are individually administered by directors who
are professional specialists. Each department's staff is comprised of other professionals
in all of the fields relevant to the services rendered. These interrelated
responsibilities were established when Oak Park's voters selected the Council-Manager form
of government upon their approval of the City Charter in 1945.
The City Manager's Office
also is in charge of personnel and employee labor relations functions.
"The essential philosophy of our
City Administration
is constant improvement. Every municipal employee,
regardless of his or her area and scope of responsibility, is challenged to pursue this
objective in every way possible. Regardless the level of quality we achieve today, we
strive to better our response to residents tomorrow. While our operating philosophy is a
general ideal, it translates into specific results. By continuously refining our processes
and implementing appropriate technology, we are steadily increasing the efficiency of our
service delivery. We are absolutely committed to constant improvement in every facet of
every one of our departments' operations."
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