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CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER TEL : 1-612-569-3494 Feb 22 ,93 15 : 35 No .008 P .01 t • Manager shall be a citizen of the United States and shall be appointed for an indefinite period. The City Manager shall be removable by the Council at will, �... provided, however, that if removed at any time after one year of service, the City Manager may, within fifteen (15) days after such removal, demand written .charges and a public hearing on the same before the Council; but pending and during such hearing, the Council may suspend the City Manager from office with or without pay. Such public hearing shall take place within thirty (30) days after the demand for the same and the written charges shall be furnished to the City Manager by the Council at least ton (10) days before the hearing. During the suspension, absence or disability of the City Manager, or in case of a vacancy in the office of the City Manager, the duties of said office shall be performed by some properly qualified person designated by the Council as acting manager. Section 6.02 kOWRRS AND DUTIES OF TUE CITY MANAGER. §ubdivi.sion 1. Subject to the provisions of this charter, any Council regulations consistent therewith, and other applicable laws , the City Manager shall control and direct the administration of the City's affairs . The City Manager shall have the powers and duties set forth in the following subdivisions. Subdivision 2 The City Manager shall see that this charter and the laws and resolutions of the City are enforced. Subdivision 3. (a) Subject to the provisions of paragraphs (b) and (c) of this Subdivision, the City Manager shall appoint, upon the basis of merit and fitness and may suspend or remove upon the basis of merit and fitness, and upon the provisions of all applicable ordinances, all officers and employees of the City, except the City Attorney, whose appointment and removal shall be at the discretion of the Council. Appointment and removal of department heads shall be made final only upon a majority vote of the Council. (b) The. Fire Chief shall be appointed from the members of the Fire Department. Procedures for the appointment, suspension and removal of the Fire Chief shall be set forth in paragraph (a) of this Subdivision. (c) Appointments and promotions of all other members of the Fire Department shall be by the Fire Chief but shall be made final only upon approval of the City Manager. Suspension and removal of all other members of the Fire Department shall be by the Fire Chief with the prior approval of the City Manager. All appointments, promotions, suspensions and removals of Fire Department members shall be on the basis of merit and fitness and upon the provisions of all applicable ordinances. Subdivision 4, The City Manager shall exercise control over all departments and divisions of the City administration created by this charter or by the Council, Subdivision L. The City Manager shall attend all meetings of the L-/ Post-It'"brand fax transmittal memo 7871 I N of pages ► To--) , From jj {1 I Co. Co. Dept. Phone