§ 2.08. Prohibitions.

(a)

Holding other office. Except where authorized by law, no mayor or council member shall hold any other city office or city employment during his/her term as mayor or council member, and no former mayor or council member shall hold any compensated appointive city office or city employment until two (2) years after the expiration of his/her term as mayor or council member.

(b)

Continuation of city employment upon candidacy. No employee of the city shall continue in such position after becoming a candidate for an elective office.

(c)

Appointments and removals. Neither the council nor any of its individual members, including the mayor, shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any city administrative officer or employee whom the city manager or any of his/her subordinates are empowered to appoint, however, the council may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the city manager anything pertaining to appointment and removal of such officers and employees.

(d)

Interference with administration. Neither the council nor its individual members, including the mayor, shall give any orders or direction, public or private, to any officer or employee who is subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager. Council members, including the mayor, shall not give orders or direction to the city secretary, city judge, city attorney or city manager unless acting as a council as a whole. This is not to preclude the council or its individual members, including the mayor, from conducting a dialog with city staff where the spirit and intent is not to interfere with the management and administration of the city. The mayor is not prohibited from performing administrative duties under a Declaration of Emergency Disaster per section 2.13 or when performing administrative duties as the Emergency Management Director per section 2.15.

(Ord. No. 2012-34, § 1, 8-14-12, approved 11-6-12)