(a) The Administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council. The Village Administrator shall serve as a probationary employee for the first six months of his or her appointment. He or she may be removed, without cause, by the Mayor upon the approval of the Council by a majority vote of its members, or a vote of at least five members of Council without the consent of the Mayor.
(b) The Council shall establish the compensation of the Administrator from time to time; including the granting of termination pay, if the Council determines it to be appropriate in its discretion.
(c) The person appointed as Administrator need not be a resident of the Village, but shall be a resident within a reasonable time, determined by the Council, after his or her appointment, unless the Council shall waive the residency requirement by a vote of a majority of its members.
(d) The person appointed as Administrator shall be qualified by training and/or experience in the public or private sector. He or she shall not hold any other elective public office or other public or private employment unless the other public or private employment is approved by a majority vote of the Council. He or she shall not serve as the Law Director, Chief of Police or Chief of Fire.
(Ord. 1996-37. Passed 5-7-96.)