(a) Appointment. The Commission shall appoint a City Manager. Said appointment shall be by a four- fifths (4/5ths) vote of Commission members.
(b) Removal. The Commission may remove the City Manager by a four-fifths (4/5ths) vote of all Commission members. Upon demand by the Manager, a public hearing may be held prior to a final vote on the removal of the City Manager. At least ten (10) days prior to such public hearing the Commission shall present the City Manager with a written statement of the reasons for such dismissal. The decision of the Commission at any such public hearing shall be final and conclusive and no appeal shall lie therefrom.
(1) At any such hearing the discharged City Manager shall have the right to be represented by his/her counsel and shall have the right to subpoena and introduce such witnesses in his/her behalf as he/she may require.
(2) In the event the City Manager should be reinstated by the City Commission at any such public hearing, the Commission shall pay the City Manager the necessary costs and expenses reasonably incurred in offering his/her defense to the charges preferred.
(c) Compensation and benefits of the City Manager shall be fixed by the City Commission.
(d) The City Manager shall furnish a surety bond to be approved by the Commission, and in such amount as the Commission may fix. Said bond to be conditioned on the faithful performance of his/her duties. The premium of the bond shall be paid by the City.
(Adopted by electorate, 11-7-06)