(A) The Mayor shall appoint a City Manager who shall take office upon confirmation by the Council by a majority vote of its members. The City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and the Council and may be suspended or removed from office by the Mayor with the consent of the Council granted by a majority vote of its members, or by the Council by a two-thirds vote without the consent of the Mayor.
(B) The Mayor and the Council shall deal with the officers and employees who are subordinate to the City Manager only through the City Manager; except that the Mayor or the Council may require the City Manager or his or her subordinate officers or employees to meet to provide information, answer questions or provide oral or other evidence (sworn or unsworn) before the Council or any committee appointed by the Council. The Mayor and Council may deal directly with all other officers and employees of the City.
(C) The City Manager shall appoint an employee or official of the City as the Acting City Manager in the event of a vacancy in that office or upon the absence or disability of the City Manager. Council may appoint such Acting City Manager if the City Manager fails to make the appointment within four days upon an actual vacancy or an absence or disability. The Council may require the Mayor to make an appointment forthwith of a City Manager if that office has been vacant for thirty days. The Acting City Manager shall have the powers, duties and functions of the City Manager.
(D) The City Manager shall be appointed on the basis of his or her education and/or administrative and executive skill and experience in the arena of public management; or based upon his or her knowledge of the operations of municipal government. The Mayor and Council shall be the sole judge of the qualifications of the City Manager.
(E) The City Manager may not hold any other office or position with the City, unless the Council approves by a two-thirds vote of its members.
(Amended by electorate on 8-4-20)