§ 4-10. Appointment, qualifications and compensation.  


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  • The city commission may appoint a city manager who shall be the administrative head of the city government, under the direction and supervision of the city commission, and who shall hold office at the pleasure of the city commission. He or she shall receive such compensation as the city commission may by resolution or contract fix and determine. He or she shall be chosen solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications, without regard to his or her political belief, and shall be over the age of 21 years. The city commission shall have discretion to require that the city manager reside in a geographic area close to or within the City during his [or her] term of office, but he or she need not be a resident of the city, county, or state at the time of his or her appointment.

(Ord. No. 411, § 5, 10-13-03, approved at referendum 12-2-03; Ord. No. O2010-15, § 1, 8-23-2010, approved at referendum 12-7-2010)