§ 3-1. City manager: Appointment, term, qualifications, removal.
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There shall be a city manager. The city council shall appoint him or her for an indefinite
term by a vote of a majority of all its members. It shall choose the city manager
solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications. At
the time of his or her appointment, he or she need not be a resident of the city or
state; but, during his or her tenure of office, he or she shall reside within the
city. Neither the mayor or any other councilor may be appointed city manager or acting
city manager during the term for which he or she shall have been elected or within
two (2) years after the expiration of his or her term. The city council may suspend
or remove the city manager at any time by a vote of a majority of all its members.
