(A) Officers. Each officer shall perform all duties required of his or her office by state law, the Charter, the city code and other duties not in conflict therewith as may be required by the City Administrator or Council.
(B) Division heads. The head of any division shall be responsible to the City Administrator and have same duties, responsibilities and authority over the departments, department heads and employees as does the City Administrator; provided, the City Administrator consents to the exercise of any such authority and may reverse the action of any division head at any time. Division heads shall manage, control and coordinate the activities under his or her jurisdiction through the respective department heads.
(C) Department heads. The heads of departments shall:
(1) Responsibility to City Administrator. Be immediately responsible to the City Administrator or when applicable a division head for effective administration of their respective departments and all activities assigned thereto;
(2) Inaugurate sound practices. Keep informed as to the latest practices in their particular field and shall inaugurate, with the approval of the City Administrator, such new practices as appear to be of benefit to the service and to the public;
(3) Report to City Administrator. Submit as requested reports of the activities of their departments to the Council, City Administrator and, when applicable, division head;
(4) Maintain reports. Establish and maintain a system of filing and indexing records and reports in sufficient detail to furnish all information necessary for proper control of departmental activities and to form the basis of the periodic reports to the Council, City Administrator and, when applicable, their division head;
(5) Maintain equipment. Be responsible for the proper maintenance of all city property and equipment used in his or her department;
(6) Recommendations. Be responsible for recommending to the City Administrator and, when applicable, their division head, changes in codes, city code provisions and internal departmental organization which will improve the operation of their department; and
(7) Authority over employees. Have power to recommend to the City Administrator the appointment, promotion, discipline, demotion, suspension or removal of employees within their department; have authority to hire, subject to the approval of the City Administrator, all part-time and temporary employees for their departments.
(D) Departments. Each department shall furnish, upon the direction of the City Administrator, any other department such service, labor and materials as may be needed by the department and as its own facilities permit.
(Prior Code, § 2.10) (Ord. 54, Third Series, effective 5-5-1988; Ord. 121, Third Series, effective 12-12-1991)