The City Manager shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of his or her executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his or her actual experience in, or his or her knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of his or her office as hereinafter set forth. At the time of his or her appointment he or she need not be a resident of the City of Greenville, or state, but during his or her tenure of office he or she shall reside within the City of Greenville.
(Prop. No. 2, 2000)
The City Manager shall be the chief executive officer and the head of the administrative branch of the city government. He or she shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all affairs of the City of Greenville, and to that end he or she shall have power and shall be required to:
(1) 
Appoint and, when necessary for the good of the service, remove all officers and employees of the City of Greenville except as otherwise provided by this charter and except as he or she may authorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates in such department.
(2) 
Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the Council and be responsible for its administration after adoption.
(3) 
Prepare and submit to the Council at the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City of Greenville for the preceding year.
(4) 
Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City of Greenville and make such recommendations as may seem to him or her desirable and shall prepare and present a monthly financial report to the City Council at a regularly scheduled meeting.
(5) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this charter or required of him or her by the Council, not inconsistent with this charter.
(6) 
He or she shall appoint persons to serve as department heads who possess the knowledge, skill, experience for those positions.
(Prop. No. 7, 1992; Prop. No. 2, 2000; Prop. No. 1, 2005; Prop. No. 5, 2010)
To perform his or her duties during his or her temporary absence or disability, the manager may designate by letter filed with the City Secretary a qualified administrative officer of the City of Greenville.
(Prop. No. 2, 2000)
At the head of each administrative department there shall be a director, who shall be an officer of the City of Greenville and shall have supervision and control of the department subject to the City Manager.
Two (2) or more departments may be headed by the same individual, the manager may head one (1) or more departments, and directors of departments may also serve as chiefs of divisions.
(Repealed by Prop. No. 4, 2000)