The Council shall appoint a City Manager who shall be the chief executive and administrative officer of the City. The Manager shall be chosen by the Council on the basis of his/her executive and administrative qualifications and need not, when appointed, be a resident of the City or the State. No member of the Council shall, during the time for which elected, be chosen as City Manager. The Manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term but may be removed by a majority vote of Council of not less than four (4) members of Council voting for said removal. Before the Manager may be removed he/she shall, if he/she so demands, be given a written statement specifically setting forth the reasons alleged for his/her removal and the right to be heard publicly thereon at a meeting of the Council prior to the final vote on the questions of his/her removal, but pending and during such hearing the Council may suspend him/her from office. The action of the Council in suspending or removing the Manager shall be final, it being the intention of this Charter to rest all authority and fix all responsibility for such suspension or removal in the Council. The City Manager may designate, by letter filed with the City Clerk, any qualified administrative officer of the City to perform his/her duties during his temporary absence or disability. If such designation has not been made and the City Manager is unable to perform his duties or to make such a designation, the Council may, by resolution, appoint a qualified administrative officer of the City to perform the duties of the City Manager until he shall return or his disability cease. (Amended 11-8-11)