(1) The Board of Trustees shall adopt by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members a preliminary resolution which must state the reasons for removal and may suspend the Manager from duty for a period not to exceed 45 days. A copy of the resolution shall be delivered within three days to the Manager.

(2) Within five days after a copy of the resolution is delivered to the Manager, he or she may file with the trustees a written request for a hearing. Said hearing to be in a public or executive session by choice of the Manager. This hearing shall be held at a special trustees meeting not earlier than 15 days nor later than 30 days after the request is filed. The Manager may file with the trustees a written reply not later than five days before the hearing.

(3) The trustees may adopt a final resolution of removal, which may be made effective immediately, by affirmative vote of a majority of all its members at any time after five days from the date when a copy of the preliminary resolution was delivered to the Manager, if he or she has not requested a public hearing, or at any time after the public hearing if he or she has requested one.