78.600. The council shall appoint a city manager, a city clerk, city assessor and city treasurer; the offices of city clerk and city assessor may be filled by one person. All other officers and employees of the city shall be appointed and discharged by the city manager, the council to have power to make rules and regulations governing the same.
(RSMo 1939 § 7088)Prior revision: 1929 § 6938
(1984) In the absence of specific personnel rules and regulations to the contrary, employees of third class cities operating under city manager form of government are employees at will subject to disciplinary action by supervisors and affirmance thereof by the city manager. C.R. Carner v. City of Excelsior Springs (Mo. App.), 674 S.W.2d 275.
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