The position of Municipal Administrator is hereby created. He shall be the chief fiscal officer of the Municipality, and shall have the duties, powers, and responsibilities herein set forth, and shall be appointed by the Mayor, confirmed by Council, and be directly responsible to the Mayor. The first Municipal Administrator shall be appointed within one hundred and twenty (120) days after December 1, 1971.
In the event the Mayor does not appoint a Municipal Administrator within one hundred and twenty (120) days, Council shall have the power to do so.
The Municipal Administrator shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with reference to his actual experience in, or his knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his office as provided herein.
At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the Municipality or State, but after his appointment to his office he shall become a resident of the Municipality within one (1) year.
During the absence, disability, or vacancy of the Municipal Administrator, the Mayor shall designate a properly qualified person with confirmation of Council to be the Acting Municipal Administrator. No Acting or Temporary Administrator shall serve more than one hundred and twenty (120) days, without Council approval.
In the event the Mayor does not appoint a Municipal Administrator within one hundred and twenty (120) days, Council shall have the power to do so.
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