Albany has a home rule charter and is a Council-Manager management style to the city where the full time unelected City Manager administers the day-to-day operations and affairs of the city for the Council and is the head of the city . Albany has a home rule charter and is a Council-Manager management style to the municipality where the full time unelected City Manager administers the day-to-day operations and affairs of the city for the Council and is the administrative head of the city .