At the head of each department there shall be a supervisor, appointed by the Mayor, with the consent of a majority of Council, who shall be an officer of the municipality and serve at the Mayor’s discretion. Each supervisor shall have supervision and control of the department subject to the direction of the Mayor. These supervisors are to be appointed by the Mayor within thirty days after a vacancy occurs or a new department is created. The supervisor of the Engineering Department shall be a licensed civil engineer. Neither the Finance Department nor the Law Department shall be under the control of the Mayor.
(Amended 11-4-1986; Charter Amendment 96-73, passed by the electorate on 11-5-1996)