Boonville Appointment and qualifications ordinance (§ 2-50)

(a) The city administrator shall be appointed by majority vote of the city council for an indefinite term. He shall be at least 21 years of age and he shall be chosen solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications with special reference to his actual experience in or his knowledge of accepted practice in respect to the duties of the office hereinafter set forth. At the time of his appointment he need not be a resident of the city or the state, but during his tenure in office he shall reside within the city and devote his full time to the performance of the duties of his office.

(b) No city councilman shall receive such appointment during the term for which he shall have been elected nor within one year after the expiration of his term.

(c) Appointment of city administrator shall be based solely upon qualifications and without regard to his political beliefs or affiliations.