1.2.203: COMPENSATION:

Each officer appointed by the Mayor and City Council shall receive a salary set by ordinance 1 . The City Attorney's and the City Auditor's salary may be apportioned between the General Fund of the City and all enterprises in amounts determined by Council in the budget and annual appropriation ordinance. (Ord. 11-18)

 

Notes

1	1. For provisions relating to Utilities Executive Director see City Charter section 6-10. For the City Attorney, see City Charter section 13-90; for the City Auditor, see City Charter section 3-10.

1.2.204: AT WILL EMPLOYEES:

Unless otherwise provided for in this Code, a Council or Mayoral appointee may establish at will positions within the appointee's organization if it is a management or key policy position reporting to the appointee or designee. Incumbents of any position who previously were not classified as at will may elect to continue in their current employment status. However, any person appointed to an at will position after the effective date hereof shall serve in an at will capacity. An at will employee shall serve at the pleasure of the respective appointee or designee and shall be terminable at will. This section is inapplicable to those employees in a special or hourly capacity, all of whom serve in an at will capacity. (Ord. 11-18; Ord. 17-19)

1.2.205: COOPERATION AMONG APPOINTIVE OFFICERS OF THE CITY:

   A.   To provide economical and efficient services to the City's taxpayers and ratepayers, the Council and Mayoral appointees shall perform their respective duties in a cooperative and compatible manner, and shall avoid unnecessary duplication of operational functions and support services whenever possible.

   B.   The Mayor and all appointed officers, including the City Auditor, the City Clerk, the City Attorney and all Mayoral appointees shall make available staff, documents, reports, information, and any other resources as may be requested by City Council in the exercise of its legislative duties and functions. (Ord. 11-18; Ord. 17-19)

PART 3 POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE MAYOR 1

SECTION:

1.2.301: Office Of The Mayor

1.2.302: Act As Department Head

1.2.303: Appoint To Acting Or Interim Capacity

1.2.304: Appoint And Dismiss Staff

1.2.305: Supervision Of Administrative Staff

1.2.306: Direct Performance Of Work

1.2.307: Appoint Administrative Committees

1.2.308: Supervise Accounts And Records

1.2.309: Require Examination Of Records

1.2.310: Investigate Operations

1.2.311: Adopt Equal Employment Opportunity And Affirmative Action Standards

1.2.312: Power To Establish Departments, Divisions, Offices, And Agencies

1.2.313: Contracts

1.2.314: Power To Promulgate Administrative Regulations

1.2.315: Delegation Of Authority During Temporary Or Short Term Absences

1.2.316: Compensation

1.2.317: Grants

 

Notes

1	1. Prior ordinance history: Ord. 1104; 1968 Code §§1-3, 1-5, 1-5.1; Ord. 76-54; Ord. 76-56; 1980 Code; Ord. 86-23; Ord. 90-26; Ord. 90-58; Ord. 98-185; Ord. 01-42.

1.2.301: OFFICE OF THE MAYOR:

   A.   Generally: The Mayor shall be the executive and administrative head of the Municipal government, shall enforce the laws of the City and shall require the faithful performance of the duties of Municipal employees. The Mayor will appoint a Chief of Staff, who shall be terminable at will, to act as an administrative officer of the Municipal government and who shall have such duties as the Mayor may determine.

   B.   Administrative Departments: The Mayor, in accord with the Charter and provisions of this Code, shall establish departments, divisions, offices and agencies 1 for Municipal operations. The Mayor shall prescribe by administrative regulation consistent with the Charter and Code, the duties and responsibilities of the departments, divisions, offices and agencies. In the annual budget, the Mayor shall report the administrative organization to Council. (Ord. 11-18)

 

Notes

1	2. See City Charter sections 5-10 and 5-20, and section 1.2.312 of this part.

1.2.302: ACT AS DEPARTMENT HEAD:

The Mayor shall have and exercise the power and authority to perform the duties of the Director or Manager of any department, division, office, agency or Municipal enterprise given or prescribed by this Code or by any ordinance, resolution or contract of the City. (Ord. 11-18)

1.2.303: APPOINT TO ACTING OR INTERIM CAPACITY:

   A.   The Mayor shall have the power to designate any person to perform the duties of any position under the Mayor's control which is vacant or which lacks administration owing to the absence or disability of the incumbent. That person shall be designated to a deputy or acting position and shall serve with the same powers and functions as the vacant position.

   B.   In the event there is a vacancy in any appointed position set forth in City Charter subsections 4-40(f)(1) through (f)(6) and section 1.2.201 of this article, the Mayor may designate a City employee to serve as the acting appointee, or may designate a person not then currently a City employee to serve as an interim appointee. If the Mayor designates an interim appointee to serve during a vacancy, no person shall serve in an interim capacity for more than twelve (12) total months without being appointed to the permanent appointee position and being presented for confirmation by the City Council in accord with City Charter subsection 4-40(f). In no event shall a vacancy be filled by one or more interim appointees for more than twelve (12) total months. (Ord. 11-18; Ord. 17-20)