There is hereby created and placed under control of the city manager six (6) administrative departments of the city government as follows:
(1) Department of finance;
(2) Department of police;
(3) Fire department;
(4) Department of public works;
(5) Department of public health;
(6) Water works department.
The City Council shall have power to establish by ordinance such other departments, divisions and offices as it deems necessary for the efficient operation of the municipal government. The City Council may discontinue any department or office established by ordinance and may prescribe, combine, consolidate, distribute or abolish the functions and duties of departments, divisions or offices. No administrative department, division or office created by ordinance, and no consolidation as hereinbefore provided shall be established or discontinued until the recommendation of the city manager thereon shall have first been heard by the council.
The directors of the departments appointed by the city manager shall be immediately responsible to the city manager for the administration of their departments, including the preparation of reports and recommendations concerning their departments as required by the city manager.