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