(A) The City Administrator shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of a simple majority of the City Council solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to specific professional education for, actual experience in, and knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the administration of local government and to the duties of the office as specified below. The appointment shall be made without consideration of the candidates’ race, sex, politics, or religious beliefs. The person appointed to this office need not be a resident of the city or the state at the time of appointment, but he or she shall reside within the city within 6 months of his or her appointment to the office of City Administrator. No Alderman or Mayor shall receive this appointment during the term for which that individual has been elected, nor within 1 year after the expiration of the term of that individual.
(B) During the absence or disability of the City Administrator, the Mayor with the advice and consent of the City Council may designate some properly qualified person to act as City Administrator pro tempore to perform the duties of the office.
(1983 Code, § 2-105) (Ord. 2827, passed 12-6-1998; Am. Ord. 3163, passed 12-5-2006)