La Habra Municipal Code Art. I General Provisions

The office of the city manager is hereby created and established. The city manager shall be appointed by the city council wholly on the basis of his/her administrative and executive ability and qualifications and shall hold office for and at the pleasure of the city council.

(Ord. 928 § 1, 1975)

No member of the city council shall be eligible for appointment as city manager until one year has elapsed after such councilmember shall have ceased to be a member of the council.

(Ord. 928 § 3, 1975)

The city manager and acting city manager shall furnish a corporate surety bond to be approved by the city council in such sum as may be determined by the city council, and shall be conditioned upon the faithful performance of the duties imposed upon the city manager and acting city manager as set forth in this chapter. Any premium for such bond shall be a proper charge against the city.

(Ord. 928 § 4, 1975)

The assistant city manager shall serve as manager pro tempore during any temporary absence or disability of the city manager. In the event there is no assistant city manager, the city manager, by filing a written notice with the city clerk, shall designate a qualified city employee to exercise the powers and perform the duties of city manager during his/her temporary absence or disability. In the event the city manager's absence or disability extends over a two-month period, the city council may, after the two-month period, appoint an acting city manager.

(Ord. 928 § 5, 1975)

The city manager shall receive such compensation as the city council shall from time to time determine. In addition, the city manager shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary expenses incurred by him in the performance of his/her official duties.

(Ord. 928 § 6, 1975)