Neither the city commission, any of its committees, nor any of its members, individually
or collectively, shall direct the appointment of any person to, or removal from, office
by the city manager or any of the manager's subordinates, or in any manner, directly
or indirectly, take part in the appointment or removal of any officer or employee
in the classified or nonclassified service of the city except as provided in section 6.02 of this article. All inquiry dealing with any portion of the classified or nonclassified
service of the city shall be with the city manager, except with regard to assistant
city clerks, assistant city auditors, and except with regard to commission assistants,
neither the city commission nor any member thereof shall give any orders to any subordinate
or officer of the city, either publicly or privately, directly or indirectly. Any
violation of the provisions of this section by a member of the city commission shall
be grounds for removal from office.
