1-7-2: APPOINTMENT OF OFFICERS:

   A.   Appointment: The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall appoint all department heads, the City Treasurer, the City Clerk (who is also the director of the Department of the City Clerk). All positions shall be collectively referred to as "appointive officers".

   B.   Confirmation: If the Council shall refuse to confirm any nomination, the Mayor shall then, within ten (10) days thereafter, nominate another person to fill the office and he or she may continue to so nominate until his or her nominee is confirmed. If the Mayor fails to make another nomination for the same office within ten (10) days after the rejection of a nominee, the Council shall appoint a suitable person to fill the office. The affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one of the full Council shall be required to confirm any nomination made by the Mayor.

   C.   Vacancy: Whenever a vacancy shall occur in an appointive office, the vacancy shall be filled by appointment in the same manner as the original appointment.

   D.   Removal: Any appointive officer may be removed by the Mayor for any cause deemed sufficient, but such removal shall be by and with the affirmative vote of one-half (1/2) plus one of the members of the full Council; provided, that the Council, by the unanimous vote of all of its members, may upon their own initiative remove any appointive officer.

   E.   Salaries: Initial salaries and any salary changes for all appointive officers shall be set by the Mayor, with the consent of the Council. (1952 Code § 1-06-03; amd. Ord. 26-24, 10-1-2024)