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area where the disclosure forms can be kept confidential unless released by the city manager on the written request of a legitimate complainant. In the future when people file for election or are a nted to commissions or boards that fall under this ordinance, tl the city manager shall make sure that they are aware of this ordinance and its requirement to file a disclosure statement. Section 8. Employment of a City Manager. The present state law gives the elected council the right to employ or terminate a city manager without giving manager a chance to have an equitable and Fairhearing. It also does not mandate that the city manager be given periodic reviews in writing concerning the quality of his work. This section attempts to set forth appropriate rules that will improve the ethics involved in a city manager's employment. The following shall apply before and during the city manager's employment: I. A four -fifths (4/5) vote shall be required by the elected council to employ or terminate the services of a city manager. 2. On the first anniversary date of employment of a city manager, each council person shall evaluate the manager's performance in writing and present the evaulations to him/her at a council meeting when all the council members are present. The collective conclusion of the council along with the manager's comments and replies shall be kept as part of the city manager's personnel file. Comments should be specific rather than general. The city manger will then be allowed to discuss the performance reports and respond to them in writing. The performance and the city manager's comments shall be kept onfile duriaiglthe entire term of the city manager's employment. This performance rating shall be repeated yearly on the anniversary date of the City manager's employment. 3. If at some point the council decides that too many negatives have accumulated in the city manager's performance without any improvements, the council members must present their negative opinons in writing to the city manager before any decisions are made on disciplinary action. The city manager can then request either a six (6) months paid leave of absence to pursue another job or he/she may demand a public hearing at which he/she can challenge the council's allegations. The council is forbidden from taking any disciplinary action until after the hearing. Thirty (30) days prior to the hearing, the council shall publish its reasons along with the city manager's challenge. After the hearing the council can then act on the city manager's status at the next regularly scheduled council meeting. -7-