2.12.030 – Terms of office - Vacancy filling

Every appointive officer of the City shall hold office until the first day of May following his or her appointment, except for the following:

1. If the City Administrator determines that the appointive officer is not satisfactorily fulfilling the duties of the position, the City Administrator, with approval of the Mayor and City Council, may terminate the appointive officer at any time during the year of appointment.
2. If the appointive officer demonstrates behavior that would be cause for immediate dismissal, the City Administrator, with the approval of the Mayor and City Council, may terminate the appointive officer immediately.

If an appointive officer is terminated prior to the end of his or her term, the Mayor, upon the receipt of a recommendation from the City Administrator, and advice and consent of the City Council, may appoint a new officer prior to May 1.  In case of a vacancy in any such place, it shall be filled in the same manner in which appointments or selections are made, in the absence of provision to the contrary.