§ 2.04. Prohibition of interference by city commissioners with appointments and removals.

Except for ratifications permitted in section 2.09 of this article, the city commissioners collectively and individually shall not direct or request the appointment of any person to office or such person's removal by the mayor or by any subordinate or shall in any manner take part in the appointment or removal of appointive officers and employees in the administrative service of the city. Except for the purpose of an inquiry, the city commissioners collectively and individually shall deal with administrative matters solely through the mayor or mayor's designee, and shall not, collectively or individually give orders to any subordinates of the mayor either publicly or privately. This provision is not intended to prevent any city commissioner from directly seeking legal advice from the city attorney. A department head may be reasonably summoned by the city commission to appear before the city commission to provide information and to answer questions at a public meeting.

Any violation of this section by a city commissioner shall constitute misconduct punishable by the city commission and grounds for removal as provided in section 2.07.

(Res. No. 75-93, § 5, 3-25-1993; Ord. No. 4392-11, 11-28-2011)