The Council shall appoint a City Manager for an indefinite term. He or she shall be appointed by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of the Council-elect. Such City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City and shall hold office at the pleasure of the Council. He or she shall be selected on the basis of fitness and ability without regard to his or her political or religious preferences and shall have had training and experience in municipal administration and will be hired based on candidate’s executive and administrative qualifications. He or she need not be a resident of the City or the State at the time of his or her appointment, but he or she must be a citizen of the United States and shall reside in the City of Negaunee during his or her term of office as City Manager. During the absence or disability of the City Manager, or in the event of a vacancy in that office, the Council shall designate some properly qualified person to execute the functions of that office during the period of absence or disability or until the vacancy has been filled. The first City Manager under this Charter shall be appointed by the Council on or before December 1, 1950. Upon the resignation or removal of the City Manager the vacancy in such office shall be filled by the Council within six (6) months of the effective date of such resignation or removal. No member of the Council shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager or Acting City Manager until two (2) years subsequent to the termination of his or her service on the Council.