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CITY OF WEST PAUL ID : FEB 22 '93 16 :04 No .010 P .01 JJst 'i I/ -18- CHAPTER VI. ADMINISTRATION OF CITY AFFAIRS Sec. 6.01 . The City Manager. The City Manager shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. The Manager shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of experience and professional qualifications. He or she need not be a resident of the City, but shall be a citizen of the United States. The City Manager shall be appointed by the Council for an indefinite term and may be removed by the Council at any time during the first year of service; but after he or she has served as City Manager for one (1) year, he or she can be removed, discharged, or suspended without pay for not in excess of thirty (30) days, at any time by the affirmative vote of a majority of the Council . In case of any such action by the Council , the City Manager may, within fifteen (15) days after notice of removal , discharge or suspension, make demand on the City Clerk for written charges specifying the grounds for such removal , discharge or suspension, and a public hearing shall be held by the City Council thereon within ten (10) days of the written request by the City Manager and until such hearing is held, the proposed removal , discharge or suspension shall not take effect. If such hearing is demanded and is held, the Council shall have unlimited discretion either to reinstate the City Manager and revoke any suspension or make his or her removal or discharge final . Pending such hearing and removal or discharge, the Council may suspend the City Manager from office without pay for not more than thirty (30) days. During the absence, disability or suspension without pay of the City Manager, or during such time as the :office of City Manager may be vacant, the Council may designate, on a temporary_,.basis, some properly qualified person to perform the duties of the City Manager. Sec. 6.02. Powers and Duties of the City Manager. Subd. 1 Subject to the provisions of this Charter and any Council regulations consistent therewith, the City Manager shall manage, control and direct the administration of the City's affairs. The Manager shall have the powers and duties set forth in the following subdivision. Subd. 2. The Manager shall see that this Charter and laws, ordinances and resolutions of the City are enforced. Subd. 3. Except for the City Attorney who shall be selected, appointed, and removed by the Council , the City Manager shall appoint, promote and remove, upon the basis of merit and fitness the City Clerk, all heads of departments and all subordinate officers and employees in the departments. No subordinate officer or employee of the City shall be discharged from his or her employment unless and until such employee has had a hearing by the Council if such employee requests the hearing within fifteen (15) days of the effective date of such discharge or such greater period as may be specified in any contract with the City covering such employee. Post-!t' brand fa and fax transmittal memo 7671 �r of pages I, 3 jp CJ//",, tQ J1QJW $►� Fro W ' cteL Dept. Phone N 5 c 2. _i f ja J V ax d -a d —3 Z Fec# �c�_ Lir51