The City Manager is hereby authorized to employ a Director and from time to time as many full-time or part-time employees as may be necessary to perform the duties of the Department. The Director shall be hired for no more than 12 months consecutively, subject to renewal at the beginning of each regular fiscal year. The City Council shall determine the wages and remuneration of the Director. The Department shall make no commitments in excess of appropriated funds for the Department.
(`73 Code, 12.186, § 1.86)