The Safety-Service Director shall have the administrative supervision of all divisions, bureaus and other units within the Department of Safety and Service and shall be responsible to the Mayor for the enforcement of all regulations and the execution of all work of the Department of Safety and Service. The Safety-Service Director may promulgate written rules for the government and conduct of the police, fire and other divisions and bureaus or other units within the Department of Safety and Service, The Safety-Service Director may delegate any powers, duties and functions to Assistant Safety-Service Directors.
Until a Division of Purchasing and Personnel shall have been created and the Director of Purchasing and Personnel shall have been appointed as provided by Sec. 10.05 of this Charter, the Safety-Service Director shall make, subject to the civil service requirements provided under this Charter, original and promotional appointments of City employees within the classified and unclassified service of the City's departments, divisions, bureaus, boards and commissions, except as such appointments are otherwise provided for by this Charter; and further, such power of appointment of employees shall not extend to the offices of City Law Director, City Finance Director, Council, Clerk of Council, the Civil Service Commission, nor to the appointment of the head of any department, division or bureau. Except as otherwise provided in this Charter, the Mayor shall appoint the heads of departments, divisions and bureaus of the City.
The Safety-Service Director shall have such other powers as Council may confer upon him by ordinance.
(Amended 11-5-91; 5-8-01; 11-6-12)