The Mayor shall be the appointing authority of the City for all classified and unclassified positions except in those departments where the Charter provides for the election of the head of said department, in which case the department head shall be the appointing authority for all classified and unclassified positions in his department.
Except as may be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Charter, the Mayor shall also have the power to appoint and remove all other appointive officers and all members of commissions not included within regular departments. Such officers and members of commissions appointed by the Mayor shall serve until removed by him or until their successors are appointed and have qualified.
(Amended 11-2-65)