The administrative officers of the city shall be the City Manager, Assessor, Attorney, Clerk, Treasurer, Chief of Police (who shall also serve as Harbor Master without additional compensation), Fire Chief, Superintendent of Public Works, Librarian, and if the Commission deems necessary a Health Officer and an Engineer. The Commission may by ordinance create additional administrative offices and may by resolution combine any administrative offices in any manner it deems necessary or advisable for the proper and efficient operation of the city, but the Commission may not diminish the duties or responsibilities of the office of City Manager.
The City Manager and Attorney shall be appointed by the Commission for an indefinite period, shall be responsible to and serve at the pleasure of the Commission and shall have their compensation fixed by the Commission. All administrative officers of the city except the City Manager and Attorney shall be appointed or selected by the City Manager with the approval of the Commission for an indefinite period and shall be responsible to the City Manager.
The City Manager shall have the power to discharge without the confirmation of the Commission such administrative officers as he appoints. Any administrative officer who has been discharged may within ten days thereafter petition the Commission to hear the facts regarding such discharge, and in any such case the commission shall hold a hearing and inquire into such facts and may make the final determination regarding the discharge.
The compensation of administrative officers appointed by the City Manager shall be fixed by the City Manager in accordance with budget appropriations and any pay plan adopted by the Commission.
Except as may be otherwise required by statute or this charter, the Commission may establish by ordinance such departments of the city as it deems necessary or advisable and shall prescribe therein the functions of each department and the duties, authorities and responsibilities of the officers of each department. The City Manager may prescribe such duties and responsibilities of the officers of those departments responsible to him which are not inconsistent with this charter or with any ordinance or resolution.
All personnel employed by the city who are not elected officers of the city or declared to be administrative officers or deputies by, or under the authority of this charter or who are not otherwise declared by this charter to be officers, shall be deemed to be employees of the city. The head of each department shall have the power to hire and discharge the employees of such department without confirmation by the Commission. Any employee who has been discharged may within ten days thereafter petition the Commission to hear the facts regarding such discharge, and in any such case the Commission may, in its sole discretion, hold a hearing and inquire into such facts and may make such recommendations in the matter as it considers proper.
(Amended 8-5-80)