ARTICLE III: CITY MANAGER
SECTION 3.01 APPOINTMENT, QUALIFICATIONS, COMPENSATION.
   The Council shall appoint a City Manager for an indefinite term and fix his compensation. The Manager shall be appointed solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. The Manager need not be a resident of the city or state at the time of his appointment. The City Manager must become and remain a resident of the city within three months following his appointment. A 90-day extension to this rule may be granted by Council approval.
SECTION 3.02 ACTING CITY MANAGER.
   The City Manager shall designate, by a letter filed with the City Clerk, subject to approval of the Council, a qualified city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the duties of Manager during his temporary absence or disability. During an unexpected absence or extended disability, the Council may revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of the city to serve until the Manager shall return or his disability shall cease.
SECTION 3.03 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE CITY MANAGER.
   The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the city. The Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the administration of all city affairs placed in his charge by or under this Charter. The City Manager shall have the following powers and duties.
   1.   The City Manager shall be in overall charge of all municipal employees, except as otherwise provided in this Charter. He shall have such appointive and other authority over city administrative officers and employees as is provided by law, by this Charter, or by personnel rules adopted pursuant to this Charter.
   2.   The City Manager shall direct and supervise the administration of all departments, offices, and agencies of the city, except as otherwise provided by this Charter or by law. The City Manager, with the approval of Council, may serve as head of any department, except when forbidden by this Charter or by law.
   3.   The City Manager shall attend all Council meetings and shall have the right to take part in the discussion, but may not vote.
   4.   The City Manager shall see that all laws, provisions of this Charter, and acts of the Council, subject to enforcement by him or by officers subject to his direction and supervision, are faithfully executed.
   5.   The City Manager shall prepare and submit the annual budget and capital program to the Council.
   6.   The City Manager shall submit to the Council and make available to the public a complete report of the finances and administrative activities of the city as of the end of each fiscal year.
   7.   The City Manager shall make such other reports as the Council may require concerning the operations of city departments, officers, and agencies subject to his direction and supervision.
   8.   The City Manager shall keep the Council fully advised, each month, as to the status of the current budget, the overall financial condition and the future needs of the city, and make such recommendations to the Council concerning the affairs of the city as he deems desirable.
   9.   The City Manager shall provide that accounts payable in itemized form, when presented to the Council, are also to be made available for public review at his office.
   10.   The City Manager shall administer the personnel and employee relations functions of the city, subject to the provisions of this Charter, and shall maintain all personnel records of city employees.
   11.   The City Manager, or his designate, shall administer the purchasing function, subject to the provisions of this Charter and rules and regulations adopted by Council.
   12.   The City Manager shall perform such other duties, including acting as a department head, as are specified in this Charter or may be required by the Council.
SECTION 3.04 REMOVAL FROM OFFICE.
   The Council may remove the Manager from office in accordance with the following procedures.
   1.   The Council shall adopt, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members, a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal, and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered within 24 hours to the Manager.
   2.   Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the Manager, he may file with the Council a written request for a public hearing. This hearing shall be held at a Council meeting not earlier than 15 days nor later than 30 days after the request is filed. The Manager may file with the Council a written reply not later than five days before the hearing.
   3.   The Council may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members, at any time after five days from the date when a copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the Manager, if he has not requested a public hearing or at any time after the public hearing if he has requested one.
   The Manager shall continue to receive his salary until the effective date of a final resolution or removal. The action of the Council in suspending or removing the Manager shall not be subject to review by any court or agency.