The City Manager is hereby authorized to and may perform the duties of any officer whose office he or her is qualified to fill and in such cases the appointment or employment of such officer may be dispensed with. The Manager may appoint one person to hold and perform the duties of more than one office; provided, one person may not hold offices which are incompatible or when such dual holding is prohibited by law. The City Manager shall appoint the authorized and required number of employees as may be necessary for the efficient operation and administration of the public affairs of such offices of the city, and he or she may remove such employees at his or her pleasure. The compensation for all such employees shall be fixed by ordinance and in preparation of the annual city budget, the City Manager shall estimate the number of employees to be required by the city during the year. Provisions shall be made in the budget for the compensation of all such employees.
(K.S.A. 12-1024)