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)

1.2.304: APPOINT AND DISMISS STAFF:

   A.   The Mayor shall appoint competent, qualified staff and employees and shall have the power to dismiss, suspend and discipline, in accord with the Charter, the Code and applicable laws, any Municipal employees under the Mayor's control. The Mayor also has the power to authorize a department Director or Manager or a staff member responsible to the Mayor to appoint and remove subordinates serving under that department Director or Manager or a staff member.

   B.   Regardless of title, the Mayor shall appoint the Director of the department relating to information technology, subject to confirmation by the City Council. The Director of this department may report directly to the Mayor, the Chief of Staff, or another designee. (Ord. 11-18; Ord. 18-78)

1.2.305: SUPERVISION OF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF:

The Mayor shall have the power to set aside any executive or administrative action taken by a department, division, office, agency or Municipal enterprise Director or Manager. The Mayor may supersede any department, division, office, agency or Municipal enterprise Director or Manager in that position, except for those positions appointed by the City Council pursuant to the Charter, and the City Attorney. (Ord. 11-18)

1.2.306: DIRECT PERFORMANCE OF WORK:

The Mayor shall have the power to direct any Municipal department, division, agency, or office to perform work for any other department, division, agency, or office. Where any specific administrative official is directed by this Code to act, it is expressly understood that the Mayor, as executive and administrative head of the Municipal government, has appointed that person to the administrative position and that any act taken is subject to the Mayor's delegation of authority and consent. (Ord. 11-18)

1.2.307: APPOINT ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEES:

The Mayor shall have the power to designate committees necessary for the proper consideration of executive or administrative problems. These committees shall meet at the direction of the Mayor and shall make recommendations on matters referred to it in the best interests of the City. (Ord. 11-18)

1.2.308: SUPERVISE ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS:

The Mayor shall have charge and supervision over all accounts and records of the City, and all boards or groups required to keep or make accounts. The Mayor may inspect or cause to be inspected all records or accounts required to be kept in any of the offices or departments of the City, and cause proper accounts and records to be kept and proper reports to be made. (Ord. 11-18)