(A) The Council shall, with the support of five or more members, appoint a City Manager for an indefinite term and the Council may, by contract, enter into any other terms and conditions as the Manager and Council deem appropriate. The Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the Council and may be removed by the affirmative vote of five or more members, but only after a hearing before the Council, with the exception that the Manager shall not be removed from office during a period of 60 days following any regular city election, except by a unanimous vote of the members of the Council in office at the time of the vote. The President may, for cause, suspend the Manager with full pay, until the hearing. The action of the Council in removing the Manager shall be final.
(B) The Manager shall be selected on the basis of the following education, training, and experience, which will constitute the minimum requirements for qualification:
(1) Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration or Business Administration; or
(2) Minimum of five-years’ managerial experience in areas directly related to the duties required of a municipal government manager (including, but not limited to: personnel supervision, project management, purchasing, communications, office management, computer knowledge, public relations, budgeting, and the like).
(Ord. 172, passed 2-16-2004)