Section 77.046

Title VII CITIES, TOWNS AND VILLAGES

Chapter 77

Effective - 28 Aug 2013   

  77.046.  Other officers, appointment, discharge, regulations concerning. — 1.  Upon the adoption of a city administrator form of government, the governing body of the city may provide that all other officers and employees of the city, except elected officers, shall be appointed and discharged by the city administrator, but the governing body may make reasonable rules and regulations governing the same.

  2.  Nothing in this section shall be construed to authorize the city to remove or discharge any chief, as that term is defined in section 106.273.

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(L. 1969 H.B. 284 § 3, A.L. 2013 H.B. 307)

(1980) Statute with clause authorizing board of aldermen to make rules and regulations governing city administrator's power to appoint and discharge employees strongly suggests that legislature contemplated variations in extent of dismissal power delegated to city administrator. State ex rel. Gorris v. Mussman (A.), 612 S.W.2d 357.