(a) All
offices of the city, except members of the governing body, and specifically
including but not necessarily limited to the offices of city secretary
or clerk and chief of police, shall hereafter be filled by appointment
as hereinafter provided; provided that all officers who have been
elected by vote of the people shall be allowed to serve until the
expiration of their terms of office.
(b) At
the expiration of the present terms of office of elected officers,
except members of the governing body, such offices shall be filled
by appointment by the mayor, subject to confirmation by the city council.
(c) Nothing
in this section shall be construed to prevent the governing body of
the city from exercising its power to confer upon any officer additional
duties or combine duties of offices as otherwise provided by law.
(2007 Code, sec. 9.01.001)
Editor's note–Former section 2.03.002 pertaining
to employee policies and procedures and deriving from Ordinance O-16-09-01-10G adopted 9/1/16, was repealed and deleted in its entirety by Ordinance O-2023-069 adopted 9/21/2023.
The city council hereby adopts the classification and compensation
plan dated April 11, 2022, as part of the official policy of the city
with regard to salary administration, as amended by exhibit A to Ordinance
O-2022-016. A copy of the classification and compensation plan, as
amended, shall be attached to Ordinance O-2022-016 as exhibit B and
shall become a part thereof as fully as if set out at length herein.
(Ordinance O-2022-016 adopted 5/5/22)
(a) The
city manager shall reside within the city limits while serving as
city manager. If a prospective city manager resides outside the city
limits he or she shall establish a residence within the city limits
within twelve (12) months after accepting the city manager position.
The city council may waive the residency requirement for just cause
for a definite period of time after discussion in open session.
(b) The
city manager shall reside within the city limits for the purposes
of this section if:
(1) The city manager intends that the city manager's domicile, that is
the person's home and fixed place of habitation to which the person
intends to return after any temporary absence, is the city manager's
residence address within the corporate limits of the city, and such
intent is supported by factual evidence including but not limited
to:
(A) A valid, unexpired voter registration card with the residence address;
(B) A valid, unexpired state driver's license or state-issued identification
certificate with the residence address;
(C) Property tax receipts claiming a homestead exemption for the residence
address, if the city manager is a homeowner;
(D) A current residential rental lease agreement for the residence address,
if the city manager is not a homeowner;
(E) A declaration of domicile; or
(F) Other activities indicative or associated with a person's domicile
and home life.
(2) Any temporary absences of the city manager from the residence may
be for temporary purposes with the intent to return to the residence,
as evidenced by the city manager's intent that the residence be the
city manager's domicile and the city manager having a legal right
and ability to return to the residence.
(Ordinance O-2022-032 adopted 7/7/22; Ordinance
O-2023-008 adopted 2/2/2023)