(1) Except where authorized by law or by this Charter, no mayor or city council member shall hold any other city office or city employment during his term as mayor or city council member. No former mayor or city council member shall hold any compensated appointive office or city employment within one (1) year after the expiration of his term as mayor or city council member.
(2) Members of the City Council shall not in any way dictate the appointment, discipline or removal of the City administrative officers or employees whom the City Manager or any of his subordinates are empowered to appoint or remove. The City Council, at a meeting called for that purpose, may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the City Manager anything pertaining to appointment and removal of such officers and employees. During such discussions, the City Council may review, at the meeting, the personnel file of the specific officer or employee under discussion. City Council members may not make copies of any personnel file, or review personnel files of any officer or employee who is not being discussed.
(3) Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations as provided by this Charter, members of the City Council shall deal with city officers and employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager solely through the City Manager. Members of the City Council shall not give orders to any such officer or employee either publicly or privately except as otherwise provided in this Charter.