The City Manager shall be appointed with regard to merit only. He need not be a resident of the city at the time of his appointment. The Mayor and members of the City Council shall be ineligible for appointment as City Manager. The office of City Manager may be combined with any other office of the city, in which event the City Manager shall perform the duties of such other office as may be assigned to him by the City Council.
(1989 Code, § 2-157)
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For similar provisions, see G.S. § 160A-147