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Sec. 510. Powers of Chief Administrative Officer of Department Under the Management and Control of Chief Administrative Officer.
 
   Each chief administrative officer who is the head of the department shall:
 
   (a)   have full charge and control of all work of the department;
 
   (b)   be responsible for the proper administration of its affairs;
 
   (c)   appoint, discharge, suspend or transfer all employees of the department, subject to the civil service provisions of the Charter;
 
   (d)   issue instructions to employees in the line of their duties, all subject to the civil service provisions of the Charter;
 
   (e)   as authorized by ordinance, assign employees of the department as are required for the carrying out of the powers and duties of the board of commissioners, if any;
 
   (f)   provide technical assistance and information as requested in writing by the board of commissioners of the department, if any;
 
   (g)   prior to the beginning of each fiscal year submit an annual budget covering the anticipated revenues and expenditures of the department, including, pursuant to the instructions of the board of commissioners, if any, the money required for the proper conduct of the board’s affairs;
 
   (h)   expend the funds of the department in accordance with the provisions of the budget appropriations or of appropriations made after adoption of the budget, including those appropriated for the board of commissioners, if any;
 
   (i)   file with the board and the Mayor a written report on the work of the department on a regular basis and as requested by the Mayor or board; and
 
   (j)   exercise any further powers as may be conferred upon him or her.