No vacancy in the Executive service shall be filled without the approval of the City Manager, and no appointment to the Executive service which has not first been approved by the City Manager shall be a valid appointment.
It is the intent of the City Council that positions in the Executive service be filled with individuals whose professional and personal fitness for those positions best comports with the requirements of the service, and who best reflect the management philosophy and values of the City Manager, to the end that the City Manager has the greatest possible discretion in building a cohesive, professional team.
Consistent with the requirements of law and policy, positions in the Executive service may, but need not necessarily, be filled following open recruitment for candidates.
(a)
Whenever a vacancy in the Executive service is to be filled, the City Manager shall determine, in his discretion, the need or desirability for conducting an open recruitment for candidates.