2.070 Indefinite Tenure of Office.

(1) Officers Affected. The City of Manitowoc hereby elects pursuant to the provisions of Wis. Stat. § 62.09(3)(b) that the manner of selection of the City Clerk, Comptroller, City Attorney, City Assessor, Human Resources Director, Community Development Director, Finance Director/City Treasurer, Director of Public Infrastructure, Rahr-West Art Museum Director and Director of Tourism shall be as provided by this section.

(2) How Appointed. The City Clerk, Comptroller, City Attorney, City Assessor, Human Resources Director, Community Development Director, Finance Director/City Treasurer, Director of Public Infrastructure, Rahr-West Art Museum Director, and Director of Tourism shall be appointed by the Mayor and confirmed by a majority vote of all the members of the Common Council.

(3) Indefinite Terms – Termination. The City Clerk, Comptroller, City Assessor, City Attorney, Human Resources Director, Community Development Director, Finance Director/City Treasurer, Director of Public Infrastructure, Rahr-West Art Museum Director, and Director of Tourism shall hold office for indefinite terms subject to termination at any time upon the filing of the report of the Common Council Committee of the Whole favoring such termination and approved by a majority vote of all the members of the Common Council in session. No individual removed from office shall have the right of a hearing unless granted by the Common Council and the action of the Common Council shall be final. Notice of termination of office shall be given by the City Clerk, and in the case of the termination of the office of the City Clerk, the President of the Common Council shall function in giving the notice.

(4) Conflicts Null and Void. Any provision in the Municipal Code which shall conflict with this section shall upon the adoption of the ordinance codified in this section be null and void.

(5) Not Governed by Wis. Stat. § 17.12(1)(d). The provisions of this section shall not be governed by provisions of Wis. Stat. § 17.12(1)(d).

(6) Effective Date – Referendum – Charter Ordinance. The ordinance codified in this section is a charter ordinance and shall take effect 60 days after its passage and publication unless within such 60 days a referendum petition shall be filed as provided by Wis. Stat. § 66.0101, in which event the ordinance codified in this section shall not take effect until submitted to a referendum and approved by a majority of the electors voting thereon. (Published August 11, 1952. Effective October 10, 1952. See Wis. Stat. § 66.0101.)

[Ord. 23-444 § 1, 2023; Ord. 23-242 § 1, 2023; Ord. 20-564 § 1, 2020. Prior code § 2.07]