The city manager may be removed or discharged by resolution of the city commission
at any time. In such resolution the commission shall designate an acting city manager
to serve in the place of the removed city manager, and the removed city manager shall
vacate the office upon adoption of the resolution. Within five (5) days after the
adoption of resolution removing or discharging him, such removed city manager shall
have the right to have served upon him written statement of specific reasons for his
discharge, if he so desires, by filing a demand for same with the city clerk, and
leaving sufficient copies with the city clerk for service upon members of the city
commission. Such written statement of specific reasons, signed by a majority of the
city commission shall be delivered to such removed officer within five (5) days after
service of such demand as aforesaid, and a definite time and date fixed in such written
statement for a public hearing before the commission within not less than five (5)
days and not more than ten (10) days after the service of such written statement.
At the time and place specified the city commission shall convene as a body at a special
meeting for the purpose of conducting a public hearing upon such charges. The removed
city manager shall have the right to appear at such hearing to answer and rebut such
charges or reasons, and he shall have the right to be represented by his own private
counsel. At the conclusion of such hearing the commission shall adopt a resolution
confirming such removal or reinstating such removed city manager. If reinstated he
shall receive full pay for the period intervening between his removal and reinstatement.
An acting city manager may be removed at any time by resolution of the city commission,
and such removed person shall not be entitled to a public hearing upon such removal.
(Ord. No. C-98-46, § 1, 9-1-98/11-3-98)
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