Sec. 2-82. Appointment.
The city manager shall be appointed by majority vote of the council for an indefinite term. The city manager shall be chosen by the council solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications, his engineering experience and training with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the city or the state, but during his tenure of office he shall reside within the city. No councilmember shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected.
(Ord. No. 32-A-95, § 3, 12-18-1995; Ord. 222, § 1, 12-3-2018)
*Charter references: City council generally, § 4.1 et seq., ch. 6.
Cross references: Elections, ch. 18.
*Charter references: Administrative service, § 4.6 et seq.
Cross references: Any ordinance providing for the duties for city officers and employees not codified in this Code saved from repeal, § 1-12(a)(9); any ordinance providing for salaries or other employee benefits saved from repeal, § 1-12(a)(10); local officers compensation commission, § 2-226 et seq.
State law references: Standards of conduct and ethics, MCL 15.341 et seq.
*Charter references: City administrator, § 4.6.