The city council shall have the power by ordinance to establish other departments and offices, than those created by charter, and to create divisions or sections within any department, whether established by charter or ordinance. The council may discontinue any department or office established by ordinance and may prescribe, combine, distribute or abolish the functions and duties of departments and offices not inconsistent with this Charter or state law. All such ordinances creating a department or making any changes in the same shall be adopted only after receiving the recommendation of the city manager and by a three-fourths vote of the council.
Except as otherwise provided in the Charter, all departments of the city shall be under the supervision and direction of the city manager, including any department hereafter established by ordinance. The directors of such departments shall be appointed by the city manager, and they shall serve until removed by the city manager, or until a successor has been appointed and qualified. The city manager shall coordinate the work of the various departments in the execution of their duties of office. Subject to the direction and supervision of the city manager, the director of a department shall manage the department. (Amend. of 11-8-05, Prop. No. 13)
Purchases must be made by the city purchasing agent, or the purchasing agent’s designees, who shall make all purchases for the city in the manner provided by ordinance and shall, under such regulations as may be provided by ordinance or by resolution, sell all personal property of the city not needed for public use, or that may have been condemned as useless by a department director. (Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 4)
Before making any purchase or sale, the city purchasing agent shall give opportunity for competition, under such rules and regulations as the city council may establish, subject to the competitive bidding sections of this Charter. Supplies required by departments may be furnished under the control of the purchasing agent or the purchasing agent’s designees. (Amend. of 5-1-93, Prop. No. 4)