The Municipality shall have a Department of Law, a Department of Finance, a Department of Public Service, a Department of Recreation, and a Department of Public Safety. Except as otherwise specified in this Charter, the Mayor shall appoint as the head of each department, a director, who shall possess suitable qualifications and who shall exercise supervision and control of his department and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, except as herein provided. Each director shall have such powers and duties as shall be prescribed by this Charter and the Council. There shall be a Department of Police and a Department of Fire under the supervision of the Chiefs responsible to the Mayor and the Director of Public Safety.
The Municipality shall also have a Civil Service Commission, a Planning Commission, a Recreation Commission, a Board of Zoning Appeals and a Board of Tax Appeals. The Council may by ordinance establish additional departments, boards or commissions, or divisions thereof, and provide for them as it may deem necessary. With the exception of the departments, boards, or commissions established by this Charter, the Council may combine or abolish any department, division, board, commission, non-elective office or job classification. Council may authorize one person to serve in any capacity in two or more departments, divisions, boards or commissions, when such positions are not incompatible and not specifically prohibited by the Charter. Council shall appropriate a sufficient sum each year for the operation of all departments, boards and commissions enumerated herein.
(Amended by voters 11-4-69; 11-3-09) (Ord. 2011-8. Passed 3-28-11) (Ord. 2019-39. Passed 12-9-19.)