Under direction, provides executive and confidential support to the City Manager, including handling confidential materials and complex citizen and employee relations; conducts special projects; acts as the first point of contact for the City Manager and the public to resolve issues and concerns; provides information to the public and staff requiring considerable knowledge of City and department services, policies, and procedures; manages the office administrative functions of the City Managers Office; performs technical support work related to the responsibilities of the City Manager; and performs related work as required. Composes, types, and edits a variety of documents including detailed and often confidential correspondence, forms, memos, reports, statistical reports, invitations, graphic materials, and specialized documents for the City Manager and other management and department staff from rough draft, dictation equipment, handwritten copy, verbal instructions, or from other material; proofreads materials for accuracy, completeness, compliance with departmental policies, format, and English usage, including grammar, punctuation, and spelling; inputs and retrieves data and text using a computer.