§ 45. City manager—Selection, appointment and removal.

Par. 1. Selection. The council shall, by a supermajority vote (i.e., at least 67%) of its members, appoint a city manager who shall be chosen on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications. He or she shall receive annual compensation as fixed by the council which, in no event, shall exceed, in toto, an amount greater than 10 times the annual salary furnished to the lowest paid full-time city employee, and shall, during his or her tenure of office, reside within the city. No person ever elected to office as a member of the governing body of the city shall be eligible for appointment as city manager.

Par. 2. Appointment and removal. The city manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term, but may not serve any more than eight years. The city manager may be removed by resolution at the discretion of the council by a majority vote of its members. Upon passage of a resolution stating the intention to remove the city manager and the reasons therefor, a copy of which shall be immediately furnished him or her, the council may suspend him or her from duty, but his or her salary shall continue until his or her removal becomes effective. Within twenty days after the passage of such a resolution, the city manager may reply in writing to it, and may request a public hearing. If so requested the council shall fix a time and place for a public hearing upon the question of removal, which shall be held not sooner than ten days nor more than twenty days after the receipt of such request. The final resolution removing the city manager shall not be adopted until such public hearing, if requested, has been held. The action of the council in removing the city manager shall be final. In case of the absence, disability or suspension of the city manager, the council may designate a qualified administrative officer of the city to perform the duties of the office. Pending the selection of any city manager following the adoption of this Charter, the council may appoint an acting city manager, who shall have all of the qualifications, powers and duties hereinbefore prescribed for the city manager, and who shall serve for a period not to exceed three months.

(Ord. No. 2018-11-15-0900 , § 3, 11-15-18)