(b)
The
salaries of such officers shall be fixed by the city council and may
be changed from time to time.
(1965 Code, sec. 2-19; Ordinance
adopted 8/17/93, sec. 1; 1989
Code, sec. 2-131; Ordinance adopted 6/16/14, sec. 2(A))
(a)
Time of appointment.
The city council shall appoint the city officers listed under section 9.02.001 during the first regular meeting in the month of June of each calendar year, or as sooner thereafter as is practicable.
(b)
Recommendations of city administrator.
The city administrator shall make recommendations to the mayor regarding which individuals should be appointed to each city office listed in section 9.02.001; provided, however, that the city administrator may not make a recommendation regarding the appointment of his or her own office. The mayor has sole authority to make recommendations to the city council regarding the appointment of the office of city administrator. The mayor shall make such recommendations contemporaneously with the recommendations regarding the appointment of all other city officers.
(c)
Recommendations of mayor.
If the mayor agrees with the
city administrator’s recommendations, the mayor shall provide
such recommendations in writing to the full city council. If the mayor
disagrees with the city administrator’s recommendations regarding
the appointment of one or more individuals, the mayor may replace
the name of such individuals and replace them with the names of such
persons the mayor believes to be duly qualified for the appropriate
city office. The city council shall give primary consideration to
the individuals recommended by the mayor, but in no case is the city
council obligated to accept such recommendations.
(d)
Term of office; vacancies.
The terms of office of all
city officers shall be for one (1) year or until a vacancy occurs
through resignation, death, or removal. Vacancies shall be filled
by the city council in accordance with the recommendation process
described above at the next regular meeting following the occurrence
of the vacancy. Such appointments shall be for the unexpired term
of that office.
(1965 Code, sec. 2-20; Ordinance
adopted 5/1/79, sec. 1; 1989 Code,
sec. 2-132; Ordinance adopted 6/16/14, sec. 2(B))
The city council may prescribe individual surety bond requirements
for each office conditioned upon the proper and faithful discharge
of the duties of such office. In lieu of individual surety bonds,
the city council may prescribe a “blanket” surety bond
for any number of officers, except that in all cases the tax assessor
and collector must be covered by an individual bond. The premiums
of all such bonds shall be paid by the city.
(1965 Code, sec. 2-21; 1989 Code,
sec. 2-133)
