The Council shall appoint a City Manager, for an indefinite term, who shall be the chief administrative officer of the City. The City Manager shall be appointed upon the affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council, and may be removed at the discretion of the City Council by an affirmative vote of a majority of the City Council. The action of the City Council in suspending or removing the City Manager shall be final, it being the intention of this Charter to vest all authority and fix all responsibility of such suspension or removal in the City Council. The City Manager shall be chosen by the Council solely on the basis of executive and administrative training, experience, ability, and character, and without regard to political consideration. The City Manager need not, when appointed, be a resident of the City of Coleman, but during the tenure of office, shall reside within the City. No person shall be eligible for appointment as City Manager or Acting City Manager if they have served as Mayor of the City of Coleman, or a member of the City Council of the City of Coleman at any time during the preceding twelve months prior to the appointment being made. The City Manager shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the Council.
The City Manager shall be responsible to the Council for the proper administration of all the affairs of the City. The powers herein conferred upon the City Manager shall include, but shall not be limited to the following:
(a) 
Appoint and, when necessary for the welfare of the City, remove any officer or employee of the City, except as otherwise provided by this Charter; and except that the City Manager may authorize the head of a department to appoint and remove subordinates in such department.
(b) 
Prepare and submit to the Council an annual budget, and be responsible for its administration after adoption.
(c) 
Prepare and submit to the Council, as of the end of the fiscal year, a complete report on the finances and administrative activities of the preceding year.
(d) 
Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City, and make such recommendations as may seem desirable.
(e) 
Perform such other duties as may be prescribed by this Charter or required of the Manager by the Council, not inconsistent with this Charter.
(f) 
Attend all meetings of the Council, and be notified of all meetings of the Council.
(g) 
Prepare and submit to the Council personnel rules, which the Council may accept and adopt as proposed or with amendments.
The City Council shall have power to inquire into the conduct of any office, department, agency, officer, or employee of the City, and to make investigations as to municipal affairs. For that purpose the Council may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths, and compel the production of books, papers, and other evidence. Failure to obey such subpoena or produce books, papers or other evidence, as ordered under the provisions of this section, shall constitute a misdemeanor and shall be punishable by fine not to exceed One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars, or such maximum as may be allowed by State Law.
Neither the Council nor any of its members shall direct or request the appointment of any person to, or removal from, office by the City Manager or by any subordinate. However, the Council may consult and advise the City Manager, make inquiry regarding the appointments or removals, and may express their opinion in regard thereto. In regard to administrative and executive duties under the City Manager, the Council and its members shall deal solely through the City Manager. Neither the Council nor any member thereof shall give orders to any subordinate of the City Manager, either privately or publicly. Willful violation of the foregoing provisions of the Charter by any member of the Council shall constitute official misconduct and shall authorize the Council, by a vote of a majority of its membership, to expel such offending member from the Council if found guilty after a public hearing; thereby creating a vacancy in the place held by such member.
The City Manager, by letter filed with the City Secretary, may designated a qualified administrative officer of the City to perform the duties of the manager during a temporary absence or disability (normally thirty (30) days or less). In the event of failure of the City Manager to make such designation, the Council may, by resolution, appoint an officer of the City to perform the duties of the City Manager until the absence or disability shall cease.
There shall be such administrative departments as are established by this Charter, and such other administrative departments as may be deemed necessary by the Council, and as established by ordinance; all of which shall be under the control and direction of the City Manager. The Council may abolish or combine one or more departments created by it and may assign or transfer duties of any department of the City from one department to another, by ordinance.
At the head of each department there shall be a director who shall be appointed, and who may be removed by the City Manager. Such directors shall have supervision and control over their respective departments and may serve as supervisors of divisions within their respective departments. Two or more departments may be headed by the same individual.
The City shall take all necessary measures to protect the City and the property of its citizens from destruction by fire or conflagration; and shall have the authority to establish and maintain a fire department within the City, at such time as State Statutes may require, or as the Council may deem advisable, and to cooperate with any person, other governmental body, association, or corporation in the operation of the fire department, under such terms as the City Council may prescribe by ordinance. Authority is also granted to support and assist in the maintenance of a volunteer fire department.
The City Manager shall appoint with the confirmation of the City Council, a Chief of the Fire Department, whose duties and obligations shall be determined and supervised by the City Manager. The City Manager may remove a Fire Chief, with or without cause, without requiring the confirmation of the City Council.
The City Manager shall appoint, with the confirmation of the City Council, a Chief of the Police Department, whose duties and obligations shall be determined and supervised by the City Manager. The City Manager may remove a Police Chief, with or without cause, without requiring the confirmation of the City Council.
The City Council shall have the power, after approval of a majority of the voters of the City of Coleman, at an election called for that purpose, to enter into interlocal agreements with one or more governmental entities for law enforcement and police services.
Any such agreement shall be subject to budget requirements provided in this Charter and by city ordinance, but the provisions of any such interlocal agreement shall prevail when in conflict with any other portion of this Charter or of the ordinances of the City of Coleman relating to duties and responsibilities assigned to the Police Department, with the purpose that any such law enforcement agency existing under interlocal agreement shall perform the duties and have the responsibilities otherwise designated for the Police Department under the Charter or by City ordinance.