There shall be a Department of Law, a Department of Finance, a Department of Public Utilities, and such other departments and offices as may be established by ordinance, with the concurrence of the Board of Control. The Council may by ordinance, with the concurrence of the Board of Control, discontinue any department or office established by ordinance, and may prescribe, combine, distribute or abolish the functions and duties of departments and offices; but, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, no function or duty assigned by this Charter to a particular department or office shall be abolished or assigned to any other department or office. Departments and offices existing at the time of the adoption of this section, and not specifically mentioned therein, shall continue as though established thereby but subject to alteration or discontinuance by ordinance in the manner provided herein.
(Effective June 3, 1968)
A director for each department shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve until removed by the Mayor or until his successor is appointed and has qualified. The director of each department shall have the supervision and control of the department. He shall have power to prescribe rules and regulations, not inconsistent with this Charter, for the conduct of the officers and employees of his department; for the distribution and performance of its business; and for the custody and preservation of the books, records, papers and property under its control.
(Effective November 9, 1931)
The work of the several departments shall be distributed among such divisions thereof as are established by this Charter or as may be established by the Council by ordinance, with the concurrence of the Board of Control. There shall be a commissioner or chief in charge of each division who shall be appointed, and may be removed by the director of the department in conformity with the civil service provisions of this Charter. Each commissioner shall, with the approval of the director of his department, appoint all officers and employees in his division and have supervision and control of its affairs.
(Effective November 9, 1931)
The Mayor and the directors of the several departments, whether established by this Charter or by ordinance, shall constitute a Board of Control. The Mayor shall be ex-officio President of the Board. The vote of a majority of all members of the Board shall be necessary to the adoption of any question, motion or order. All votes shall be by “yeas” and “nays” and entered on the record. All meetings of the Board shall be public, a record of its proceedings shall be kept, and an abstract of its proceedings shall be printed in the City Record.
(Effective November 9, 1931)
The director of a department, with the approval of the Mayor, may appoint a board composed of citizens qualified to act in an advisory capacity to the commission of any division under his supervision. The members of any such board shall serve without compensation and their duty shall be to consult and advise with the commissioner, but not to direct his conduct of the division. Any recommendations of such board shall be in writing and become a part of the records of the department. Stated public meetings of such board shall be called by the commissioner for the consideration of the affairs of the division. The commissioner of the division shall be chairman of such meetings.
(Effective November 9, 1931)
The director of each department shall annually, on such date as may be fixed by the Council, render to the Mayor a full report of the transactions of his department for the year, and shall furnish to the Council or Mayor at any time, such information relating to his department as either may require.
(Effective November 9, 1931)