Creation of office; appointment; tenure; eligibility of elective officers.
Riverside City Charter, art. VI, § 600
in effectSec. 600. - Creation of office; appointment; tenure; eligibility of elective officers.
There shall be a City Manager who shall be the Chief Administrative Officer of the City. The process for the selection of a City Manager shall be determined by the City Council. It shall appoint, by a majority vote, the available person that it believes to be best qualified on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications, with special reference to experience in, and knowledge of, accepted practice in respect to the duties of the offices as set forth in this Charter. The City Manager shall serve at the pleasure of the City Council.
No person shall be eligible to receive appointment as City Manager while serving as Mayor or as a member of the City Council nor within one year after ceasing to hold such office.
(Effective 12/27/1995)
Source: City of Riverside, California, Municipal Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ca/riverside/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=PTICICH_ARTVICIMA_S600CROFAPTEELELOFFetched: 11/1/2026
