[Amended 7-16-2003 by L.L. No. 3-2003]
A. The Council shall appoint a City Manager for an indefinite
term on the basis of his/her executive and administrative qualifications.
He/she need not be a resident of the city at the time of his/her appointment,
but shall be a resident of the County of Westchester during his/her
tenure of office.
B. Purpose. The City Council finds that due to the relatively
small population of the City of Rye, it is not always possible to
fill certain appointive offices in city government requiring municipal,
administrative or financial expertise with city residents who are
fully qualified to hold such positions. The Council further finds
that pursuant to Section 10 of the Municipal Home Rule Law it is authorized
to appoint qualified residents of Westchester County outside of the
city to hold the office of City Manager when a qualified person who
is a city resident is unavailable.
All matters involving policy shall be submitted
by the City Manager to the Council and the Manager shall not take
a public position on any such matters of policy unless and until the
Council shall have approved the same.
The Council may remove the City Manager at any
time as provided in this section. At least thirty (30) days before
such removal shall become effective, the Council shall by a vote of
at least four (4) members of the Council adopt a preliminary resolution
stating the reasons for his removal and may suspend the Manager from
duty for a period not to exceed forty-five (45) days. The Manager
may reply in writing and may request a public hearing, which shall
be held not earlier than twenty (20) days nor later than thirty (30)
days after the filing of such request. After such public hearing,
if one be requested, and after full consideration, the Council may,
by a vote of at least four (4) members thereof, adopt a final resolution
of removal. The Manager shall continue to receive his salary for at
least three (3) months after the adoption of the preliminary resolution,
except that where the removal is for misconduct, his salary need not
be paid during suspension and the payment of his salary may terminate
at any time after the adoption of the preliminary resolution.
The City Manager shall designate a qualified
city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the
duties of Manager during his absence or disability. The Council may
revoke such designation at any time and appoint another officer of
the city to serve until the Manager shall return or his disability
shall cease.
[Added 1-19-2000 by L.L. No. 1-2000]
In the event that the office of City Manager
becomes vacant for any reason, the Council shall designate a qualified
city administrative officer to exercise the powers and perform the
duties of Manager until the appointment of a Manager has been made
in accordance with the Charter. The person designated to act as Manager
in the interim shall be a resident of the County of Westchester.