Ord 2021-61/first and final reading, ordering a General and Special Election to be held on November 2, 2021 for the purpose of electing a City Council Member for Place 5, a City Council Member for Place 6 and to submit proposed amendments to the San M

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of the city manager, until the manager shall return or the disability shall cease. The city manager shall receive compensation as may be fixed by the council. (c) Duties of the city manager: (1) To appoint and remove all employees of the city, except where such authority is reserved to the city council or otherwise prescribed by this Charter or by state law. (2) To appoint an assistant or assistants with the approval of the city council, and to supervise, direct and control all administrative units of the city, except those supervised by other appointees of the council. (3) To prepare and submit the annual budget to the city council in accordance with the requirements of this Charter and state law. (4) To keep the city council fully advised of the financial condition and needs of the city. (5) To recommend to the city council for action such administrative measures as the manager deems necessary or expedient. (6) To perform other duties as provided by this Charter and as prescribed by the city council. TEXT AMENDMENT — FOR PROP "F" SECTION 4.01(C)(2) OF THE CITY CHARTER WOULD BE AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS Sec. 4.01. — City Manager. (a) Appointment and qualifications: The city council shall appoint a city manager who shall be the chief administrative and executive officer of the city, and shall be responsible to the city council for the administration of all the affairs of the city. The manager shall be chosen by the city council on the basis of education, executive and administrative training, experience and ability; and need not, when appointed, have his or her principal physical residence in the City of San Marcos. The manager shall establish his or her principal physical residence in the city, within 90 days after appointment, and shall have his or her principal physical residence in the city continuously thereafter while holding that office. (b) Term and salary: The city manager shall not be appointed for a definite term, but may be removed by a vote of five members of the entire 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 each suspension or removal in the city council. In case of temporary absence or disability, the city manager may designate by letter filed with the city clerk a qualified administrative officer of the city to perform the duties of the city manager for a period not to exceed 30 days. 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 manager shall return or the disability shall cease. The city manager shall receive compensation as may be fixed by the council. (c) Duties of the city manager: 7