Columbia Appointment and Removal of City Manager ordinance (Charter § 11)
City Charter · Article II. The Council
The council shall appoint an officer who shall have the title of city manager and who shall have the powers to perform the duties provided in this Charter. No council member shall receive such appointment during the term for which the council member shall have been elected or within one year after the expiration of the term. The appointment of the city manager shall be for an indefinite term, at the pleasure of the council.
(11-11-74; Ord. No. 15113, § 1, 1-16-97)
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Charter § 11
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.