The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City placed in his/her charge and, to that end, subject to the civil service provisions of this Charter and/or Collective Bargaining Agreements and except as otherwise provided herein, he/she shall have the power to appoint and remove only those officers and employees in the service of the City under his/her charge, but the Manager may authorize the head of a department or office responsible to him/her to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office. Appointments made by, or under the authority of, the City Manager shall be on the basis of executive and administrative ability and of the training and experience of each appointees in the work which they are to perform. All such appointments shall be without definite term.
(Amended 11-5-13)