§ 800. CITY MANAGER.

There shall be a City Manager who shall be the chief executive officer and head of the Administrative Branch of the City government. The City Manager shall be chosen on the basis of the person's executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to the person's actual experience in, or the person's knowledge of accepted practices with respect to the duties of the office as hereinafter set forth. No member of the Council shall be eligible for appointment to the office of City Manager during the term for which the member shall have been elected or appointed, nor within one (1) year thereafter. The City Manager need not be a resident of the City or State at the time of appointment, but during the City Manager's tenure of office, the City Manager shall reside within the City.

When a vacancy occurs, the Mayor shall nominate at least two (2) candidates for Council consideration for appointment to the position of City Manager. The Mayor may express to the Council a preference among final candidates. The Council shall appoint the City Manager for an indefinite term and may remove the City Manager by a majority vote of its members; provided, however, that the City Manager shall not be removed from office during or within a period of ninety (90) days next succeeding the election of a member of the Council. The purpose of this provision is to allow any newly elected member of the Council to observe the actions and ability of the City Manager in the performance of powers and duties of this office.

(As amended November 7, 1989, and February 5, 2008)