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Eugene Charter recommendations to the city manager or designee following the investigation; (e) prepare reports on complaint trends and police practices in general; and (f) act as a liaison to and provide staff support for the civilian review board. (2) The city council is authorized to appoint a civilian review board of not more than seven members to review investigations of complaints involving sworn police officers. Notwithstanding section 16 of this charter, the city council may authorize the civilian review board to: (a) review the completed investigation and adjudication of complaints filed against sworn police officers; (b) require that the city re-open an investigation; (c) provide comments on an investigation, including recommendations to the independent police auditor, city manager or designee about the investigation; (d) review trends and statistics of complaints against sworn police officers and civilian employees, and provide reports and recommendations to the city council; and (e) oversee and evaluate the work of the independent police auditor. Chapter IV City Manager Section 16. City Manager. (1) (a) The city council shall appoint a city manager and fix his or her compensation and conditions of employment. (b) If the office of manager becomes vacant, the mayor shall appoint a manager pro tem. The manager pro tem shall have all functions of the manager, but may appoint or dismiss a department head only with the approval of the council. The term of office of a manager pro tem ends when a city manager takes office. (c) The manager shall be the administrative head of the city and be chosen solely on the basis of executive and administrative qualifications. (d) The manager and such other appointed officers as the council designates may sit with the council but have no vote therein. The manager may take part in the discussion of all matters coming before the council. (e) No councilor nor the mayor may in any manner, directly or indirectly, by suggestion or otherwise, attempt to influence the manager in the making of any appointment or any removal of city personnel or in the purchase of supplies, nor may any councilor or the mayor exact any promise relative to any appointment by a city manager or discuss, directly or indirectly, with the manager or any candidate for the office of manager any appointment by the manager. Violation of this section forfeits the office of the violating elected officer, who may be removed by the council or any court of competent jurisdiction. The mayor and council may, however, in open council session, discuss with or suggest to the manager anything pertaining to city affairs and in executive session discuss matters pertaining to collective bargaining. (2) The city manager shall: -4- 11/28/2005