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(65 ILCS 5/Art. 5 Div. 3 heading) DIVISIbN 3 . <br /> FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES <br /> OF OFFICERS <br /> (65 ILCS 5/5-3-7) (from Ch. 24, par. 5-3-7) <br /> Sec. 5-3-7 . The council or board of trustees, as <br /> the case may be, shall appoint a municipal manager, <br /> who shall be the administrative head of the <br /> municipal government and who shall be responsible <br /> for the efficient administration of all departments . <br /> He shall be appointed without regard to hist <br /> political beliefs and need not be a resident of the <br /> city or village when appointed. The manager shall be <br /> appointed for an indefinite term, and the conditions <br /> of the manager' s employment may be set forth in an <br /> agreement . In the case of the absence or disability <br /> of the manager, the council or village board may <br /> designate a qualified administrative officer of the <br /> municipality to perform the duties of the manager <br /> during such absence or disability. The manager may <br /> at any time be removed from office by a majority <br /> vote of the members of the council or the board. <br /> The powers and duties of the manager shall be: <br /> (1) To enforce the laws and ordinances within <br /> the municipality; <br /> (2) To appoint and remove all directorslof <br /> departments . No appointment shall be made upon any <br /> basis other than that of merit and fitness except <br /> that if the chief of the fire department or ' the <br /> chief of the police department or both of them are <br /> appointed in the manner as provided by ordinance <br /> under Section 10-2 . 1-4 of this code, they may be <br /> removed or discharged by the appointing authority. <br /> In such case the appointing authority shalllfile <br /> with the corporate authorities the reasons for such <br /> removal or discharge, which removal or disc�arge <br /> shall not become effective unless confirmed by a <br /> majority vote of the corporate authorities; <br /> (3) To exercise control of all departments and <br /> divisions thereof created in this Article 5, or that <br /> may be created by the council or board of trustees; <br /> (4) If the city or village was subject to the <br /> aldermanic form provisions of Article 3 at the time <br /> of adoption of this Article 5 to appoint an remove <br /> all officers who are not required to be eluted by <br /> Article 3; <br /> (5) To have all the powers and exerciselall the <br />