theory vs practice

Its good to know that the hiring of a Rec Director is solely the responsibility of the City Manager. If they do well, he deserves some of the credit. If they DONT turn out well, he deserves a significant portion of the blame. Surely the City charter doesnt absolve the Council of their duties and responsibilities to oversee the activities of the City Manager, does it? Making sure that a thorough and comprehensive vetting of employess would seem to fall under their area of supervisory responsibilities, wouldnt it? At least in theory, because in practice they havent supervised the City Manager for a LONG time. It would not be surprising to find that due diligence has NOT been done in this case, as the Council themselves have not been accused of doing due diligence themselves, in YEARS!