(A) Personnel in the classified service, volunteer firefighters, and seasonal or part-time employees shall be administered by the Personnel Director, who shall:
(1) Administer all the provisions of this chapter;
(2) Draft such rules as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter. Such rules shall be submitted to Council for adoption by resolution, whereupon they shall be given full force and effect. Amendments to the rules shall be made in accordance with the same procedure;
(3) Prepare and recommend revisions and amendments to the personnel rules; and
(4) Maintain adequate records of his or her own official actions, as well as the employment record of every employee.
(B) Council, upon recommendation of the Personnel Director, may contract with any qualified person or agency for the performance of such technical services as may be desired in the establishment and operation of the personnel program.
(C) All of the administrative and executive powers and duties pertaining to personnel management shall be vested in the Personnel Director, and such powers and duties are to be administered by him or her under the rules which have been adopted in accordance with this chapter. The Personnel Director shall have charge of applications for employment, the examination of all applicants for positions, and the certification of payrolls as to the duties and the rate of pay of all employees. He or she shall be the custodian of all personnel records and shall be the official upon or with whom all notices or requests for hearing, complaints, and official documents relating to the personnel service shall be served or filed.
(Prior Code, § 260.05)