South Carolina § 5-13-50 - Employment and qualifications of manager.
Full text of South Carolina South Carolina Code of Laws § 5-13-50 — Employment and qualifications of manager., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 5-13-50. Employment and qualifications of manager.
The council shall employ a manager and fix his compensation. The manager shall be employed solely on the basis of his executive and administrative qualifications. He need not be a resident of the municipality or state at the time of his employment and may reside outside the municipality while in office only with the approval of the council.
No councilman or mayor shall be employed as manager of the municipality from which he was elected during the term for which he shall have been elected.
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 47-84; 1975 (59) 692.
Source: official South Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 5-13-50 ("Employment and qualifications of manager.") is part of the South Carolina Code of Laws, the codified statutory law of South Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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