§ 31.001 ESTABLISHMENT OF EXECUTIVE BRANCH DEPARTMENTS OF CITY.

   (A)   The Executive Branch of the city, operating under the control and supervision of the Mayor, shall consist of the following departments:

      (1)   The Finance Department;

      (2)   The Law Department;

      (3)   The Public Works and Utilities Department;

      (4)   The Street Department;

      (5)   The Aviation Department;

      (6)   The Police Department;

      (7)   The Fire Department;

      (8)   The Communications Department;

      (9)   The Emergency Management Department;

      (10)   The Human Resources Department;

      (11)   The Human Relations Department;

      (12)   The Information Technology Department;

      (13)   The Central Garage Department;

      (14)   The Grants Department;

      (15)   The Office of Development Services;

      (16)   The Redevelopment Department;

      (17)   The Community Development Department;

      (18)   The Planning Department;

      (19)   The Economic Development Department;

      (20)   The Building Department;

      (21)   The Parks and Recreation Department;

      (22)   The Lerner Theatre Department;

      (23)   The New York Central Railroad Museum;

      (24)   The Public Building and Grounds Maintenance Department;

      (25)   The Cemetery Department.

   (B)   Each department shall have a department head managing the duties, functions and obligations of that department who shall report directly to the Mayor. The Mayor shall appoint each department head and make any other appointments required by law to positions within each department, subject only to any board’s or commission’s ratification as required by law.

   (C)   The Mayor shall determine the administrative duties, functions and obligations to be performed by each department, unless the management and control over specific administrative duties, functions and obligations has been delegated to a board or commission established by ordinance or state statute. The Mayor shall also determine the organizational divisions comprising each department.

   (D)   All previously adopted and existing ordinances of the city regulating the operation of certain departments are confirmed and shall remain in effect.

   (E)   All boards, commissions and bureaus presently existing within the city, whether created by ordinances or pursuant to state statute, shall continue to exist and operate under their present structure, and all ordinances previously adopted pertaining to those boards, commissions, and bureaus are confirmed and ratified and shall remain in effect.

(1979 Code, § 31.01) (Ord. 3476, passed 8-29- 1983; Am. Ord. 4922, passed 9-16-2005; Am. Ord. 5089, passed 2-4-2008; Am. Ord. 5507, passed 8-1-2016)