The Council shall, as soon as possible with all due diligence after any vacancy exists in the position of City Administrator, appoint a City Administrator for an indefinite period and shall fix his/her compensation. The City Administrator shall be the Chief Administrative office of the city government. He/she shall have a college baccalaureate degree or its equivalent in a field pertinent to city administration, or he/she shall have had at least four (4) years experience in such public administrative work as would qualify him/her for the position of administrator, and said appointment shall be made without regard to his/her political or religious preferences. The City Administrator need not be a resident of the City at the time of his/her appointment and pursuant to state law shall not be required to become a resident thereafter. No member of the Council shall be eligible for the position of City Administrator within two (2) years of the expiration of his/her last term on the Council.
(Amendment Approved at the General Election of November 2, 2010)