a. 
Appointment and Qualifications:
The City Council, by majority vote shall employee a City Manager. The method of selection shall be left to the discretion of the City Council so long as the method insures orderly, non-partisan action in securing a competent and qualified person to fill the position. The City Manager shall be chosen upon the basis of executive and administrative training.
b. 
Compensation:
The City Manager shall receive compensation as may be fixed by the City Council and that may be changed at the discretion of the Council.
c. 
Removal:
The City Manager may be removed at the discretion of the City Council, by vote of the majority of the City Council. The action of the City Council in suspending or removing the City Manager shall be final. It is the intention of this Charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibilities of such suspension or removal in the City Council.
d. 
Powers and Duties:
The City Manager shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City, and shall be responsible to the City Council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the City and to that end shall have the power to:
(1) 
See that all State laws and City ordinances are effectively enforced.
(2) 
Appoint, suspend or remove all or any one of the directors of departments, except as otherwise provided in this Charter.
(3) 
Attend all meetings of the City Council except when excused by the City Council.
(4) 
Prepare the budget annually and submit it to the City Council and be responsible for its administration after its adoption.
(5) 
Prepare and submit to the City Council at the end of the fiscal year a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year.
(6) 
Make reports as the City Council may require concerning the operation of City departments, offices and agencies subject to the Manager’s direction and supervision.
(7) 
Perform duties prescribed by this Charter and duties required by the City Council.
(8) 
Insure that all public records are accessible to the public and available upon request.
e. 
Acting City Manager:
The City Manager, within sixty (60) days after taking office, shall designate by letter filed with the City Clerk, a qualified administrative officer of the City, approved by the City Council, to perform the duties of the City Manager in his absence or disability. No member of the City Council shall serve as Acting City Manager.
a. 
There shall be established and maintained a court, designated as a “Municipal Court” of the City of Kermit for the trial of misdemeanor offenses, with all such powers and duties as are now, or may hereafter be prescribed by laws of the State of Texas relative to municipal courts.
b. 
The Municipal Judge shall be appointed and removed by the City Council. The Judge shall be entitled to compensation as recommended by the City Manager and approved by the City Council.
c. 
There shall be a clerk of said court and deputies as needed, appointed and removed by the City Manager.
d. 
The clerk of said court and deputies shall have the power to administer oaths and affidavits, make certificates, affix the seal of said court thereto, and perform any and all acts usual and necessary to be performed by the clerks of courts and conducting the business thereof.
e. 
The City Council shall have the power to appoint additional associate Judges as provided by law and as authorized by the City Council.
f. 
All costs, fees, special expenses and fines imposed by the Municipal Court shall be paid into the City Treasury for the use and benefit of the City except as otherwise required by State Law.
The City Council shall employ a competent and duly licensed attorney practicing law in the State of Texas, who shall be the City Attorney. Compensation for services shall be fixed by the City Council and the office shall be held at the pleasure of the City Council. The City Attorney, or such other attorneys selected by him with the approval of the City Council, shall represent the City in all litigation. He shall be the legal advisor of and attorney for the City and all officers and departments in the conduct of City business.
The City Clerk shall be appointed and removed by the City Manager with approval of the City Council. The duties of the City Clerk shall be as follows:
a. 
To give notice of the City Council meetings.
b. 
To keep the minutes of City Council meetings.
c. 
To authenticate by signature and record in full, in a book indexed for this purpose, all ordinances and resolutions.
d. 
To perform such other duties as the City Manager shall assign and as elsewhere provided for in this Charter.
There shall be such administrative departments as exist, as are established by this Charter, and as may be hereafter established by the City Council, and except where otherwise provided in this Charter these administrative departments shall be under the control and direction of the City Manager.