(A) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have the following responsibilities:
(1) To exercise leadership in and encourage the development of effective personnel administration within the departments, agencies, and special programs in the city service;
(2) To recommend changes to this article for consideration by the City Council;
(3) To approve Personnel Rules and Regulations prior to their final adoption and publication by the Director of Human Resources as provided in this article;
(4) To issue administrative instructions to provide policy and guidance in furtherance of and limited by the responsibilities of the Chief Administrative Officer specifically granted by this article;
(5) To approve a compensation plan as recommended by the Director of Human Resources for classified city employees consistent with other provisions of this article; and
(6) To designate a Deputy Chief Administrative Officer or a department head to assume the duties of the Chief Administrative Officer in the event of his or her inability to act or absence from the city.
(B) The power of appointment or promotion to a position in the classified or unclassified service of the city shall rest with the Chief Administrative Officer; provided that, in the absence of a written directive to the contrary signed by the Chief Administrative Officer, such power may be exercised by the administrative head of a city department, agency or special program for the positions within such department, agency or special program.
(C) Pursuant to and within the authority granted by the charter and this article, the Chief Administrative Officer shall have the following authority:
(1) To direct the work of city employees;
(2) To hire, promote, evaluate, transfer, and assign employees;
(3) To reprimand, suspend, demote or discharge unclassified employees and to reprimand, suspend, demote or discharge classified employees for just cause;
(4) To determine staffing requirements;
(5) To maintain the efficiency of the city government and ensure the carrying out of normal management functions;
(6) To take actions as may be necessary to carry out the mission of the city government in emergencies; and
(7) To manage and to exercise judgment on all matters specifically within his or her authority pursuant to the charter or this article and not prohibited by a collective bargaining agreement in effect between the city employer and an employee organization.
(D) The Chief Administrative Officer shall have no power or authority to appoint the Director of Council Services or to hire, promote, discipline or discharge the staff of the offices of the City Council, which shall be the responsibility of the Director of Council Services.
('74 Code, § 2-9-2) (Ord. 52-1978; Am. Ord. 69-1988; Am. Ord. 29-1998; Am. Ord. 7-2010)