Citizens' advocate: The council shall appoint a citizens' advocate pursuant to section 4.11
of the Charter of the Lexington Fayette Urban County Government.
a) The citizens' advocate shall be appointed by the council from a list of candidates recommended by an "ad hoc" residents' committee established for that purpose. Said committee shall be appointed by the council and composed of resident representatives from each of the twelve (12) council districts. The citizens' advocate may be removed without cause by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire council during their first year of service. After one (1) year of service, the citizens' advocate may be removed without cause by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of the entire council, provided that they shall be granted six (6) months' notice of the council's intention to remove them, or in the alternative they shall be granted six (6) months' severance pay. After one (1) year of service a citizens' advocate may be removed at any time for sufficient cause or willful neglect of duty by a three-fifths (3/5) vote of the council in accordance with the procedure established in Charter sections 4.11 and 5.09. The citizens' advocate shall be provided support staff as authorized by council.
b) The citizens' advocate shall be responsible for interviews and recommendations for the hiring and discharging of employees in the office of the citizens' advocate.
c) The citizens' advocate office, under the supervision of the citizens' advocate, shall perform the duties imposed upon the citizens' advocate by section 4.11 of the Charter and by the guidelines promulgated by council (Supplement A, section 1).