The Director of Human Resources, under the general direction of the Chief Administrative Officer, shall direct all of the administrative and technical activities of the Human Resources Department and shall have the following duties:
(A) To exercise leadership in and encourage the development of effective personnel administration within the departments, agencies, and special programs in the city service, and make available the resources of the Human Resources Department to this end;
(B) To prepare and recommend to the Chief Administrative Officer or his or her designated representative, such changes in this article as may be considered necessary, appropriate, or desirable after investigating their operation and the effects of the policies made thereunder;
(C) To prepare, install, and maintain a classification plan based on the duties, authority, and responsibility of positions in the city service;
(D) To prepare and maintain a pay plan corresponding to the classification plan, with the approval of the Chief Administrative Officer;
(E) To establish and maintain a roster of all persons in the city service and records in which there shall be set forth for each employee his class, title, pay, pay status, and other relevant data;
(F) To develop and establish training and educational programs for persons in the city service;
(G) To propose Personnel Rules and Regulations and publish after approval by the Chief Administrative Officer for the conducting of examinations for new employees; for promotion of employees; and for such other procedures, policies, and practices, including the evaluation of employees' work performance, with reference to personnel administration as may be necessary and desirable;
(H) To administer programs, including trainee programs, designed to attract persons with potential for career development to the city service;
(I) To coordinate recruitment, hiring and promotional practices to assist in the implementation of the Affirmative Action Program of the city;
(J) To direct employee layoffs based on seniority principles and collective bargaining agreements, as approved by the Chief Administrative Officer; and
(K) To impose furloughs as provided in a plan approved by the Chief Administrative Officer.
('74 Code, § 2-9-3) (Ord. 52-1978; Am. Ord. 69-1988; Am. Ord. 17-1990; Am. Ord. 29-1998; Am. Ord. 8-2010)