The Council shall appoint an officer who shall have the title of Village (or City) Manager by the affirmative vote of a majority of all its members. The Manager shall be appointed to an indefinite term; and he shall serve at the pleasure of the Council. The Council may remove the Manager at any time with or without cause, and with or without notice, upon the passage of a Resolution of Removal adopted by an affirmative vote of five (5) of six (6) Council members. Council may provide within the Resolution of Removal a severance benefit consisting of a maximum dollar amount equal to one-fourth (1/4) of the base salary in effect at the time of the removal of the Manager and three (3) months paid health care under the current terms of the health care plan for the Municipality in effect at the time. In lieu of immediate removal, the Resolution of Removal may suspend the Manager from duty for up to thirty (30) days, and remove him at the end of the period of suspension; in which event the Manager shall receive his salary during such period of suspension. The Council may suspend a Manager from his duties without compensation for a period of time not to exceed thirty (30) days, with or without cause, and with or without notice, upon the passage of a Motion concurred in by a majority of all of its members. The decision of the Council to remove and/or suspend the Manager shall be in the sole discretion of the Council, and shall not be subject to review by any Court. The Manager may also be removed by a Resolution of Removal proposed by initiative petition pursuant to Section 9.01 of this Charter. (Amended 11-4-14)