The mayor shall supervise the conduct of all the officers of the city, and, as to all who are exempt from the provisions of the civil service act, he shall examine the grounds of all reasonable complaints made against any of them and cause their violation of duty and other offenses, if any, to be promptly punished.
The mayor shall appoint, with the consent of the city council, an officer to be known as the mayor's administrative officer who shall serve at the pleasure of the mayor. Such officer shall have had at least five years' experience in responsible government or private administrative positions as shall qualify him for the duties of the office.
The mayor's administrative officer, subject to the direction and control of the mayor, shall supervise the administrative management of all city departments, boards, commissions and other city agencies established by this code and the laws of this state.
In addition to such supervisory power, the mayor's administrative officer may, in respect to any or all agencies under his supervision, establish reporting procedures, require the submission of progress reports, provide for the coordination of the activities of such agencies, and shall perform such other administrative and executive functions as may be delegated by the mayor. He shall make periodic reports with such recommendations as he deems appropriate to the mayor concerning the administrative management of all departments, boards, commissions and agencies of the city.
If the mayor's administrative officer is dismissed, he may, within 30 days thereafter, report his objections to the dismissal in writing to the city council, which report shall be printed in the journal of proceedings of the city council for the meeting at which such report is submitted to the city council.
(Prior code § 3-2)