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.