§ 4.2. Prohibitions.

(A)

Appointment and Removals. Neither the Council nor any of its individual members shall in any manner dictate the appointment or removal of any Village employees, whom the Village Manager or any of his/her subordinates are empowered to appoint. The Council may express its views and fully and freely discuss with the Village Manager anything pertaining to appointment and removal of such officers and employees.

(B)

Interference With Administration.

(1)

Except for the purpose of inquiries and investigations made in good faith and in accordance with a resolution adopted by the Council, the Council and any of its individual members shall deal with Village employees who are subject to the direction and supervision of the Village Manager solely through the Village Manager, and neither the Council nor its members shall give orders to any such employee either publicly or privately. It is the express intent of this Charter that recommendations for improvement in Village government operations by individual Council members are made solely to and through the Village Manager. Council members may discuss with the Village Manager any matter of Village business; however, no individual Council member shall give orders to the Village Manager.

(2)

Any willful violation of this Section by the Mayor or any Council member shall be grounds for his/her removal from office by an action brought in the Circuit Court by the State Attorney of Miami-Dade County. Action by the State Attorney is not the exclusive remedy for a violation of this Section.

(C)

Holding Other Office. No elected Village official shall hold any appointed Village office or Village employment while in office, or any other county, state or federal elected office. No former elected Village official shall hold any compensated appointive Village office or Village employment until two (2) years after the expiration of his/her term.

(Election of 11-8-2016)