§ 34.003  RESPONSIBILITY OF DEPARTMENT HEADS.
   (A)   The heads of all departments shall:
      (1)   Be immediately responsible to the City Manager for the effective administration of their departments and all activities assigned thereto;
      (2)   Keep informed as to the latest practices in their particular field, and inaugurate, with the approval of the City Manager, new practices as appear beneficial to the service and to the public;
      (3)   Submit reports of the activities of their departments when requested by the City Manager;
      (4)   Establish and maintain a system of records and reports in sufficient detail to furnish all information necessary for the proper control of departmental activities, and to form a basis for the reports required by the City Manager;
      (5)   Have power, when authorized by the City Manager and subject to the civil service regulations if applicable, to appoint and remove their subordinates;
      (6)   Be responsible for the proper custody and maintenance of all city property and equipment used in their departments; and
      (7)   Account for and be responsible for all fees or other monies collected by or coming into the possession of their departments.  Each department head shall turn over to the Director of Finance by the last day of each month all fees and monies coming into his or her possession during each month.
   (B)   Whenever for any reason a department head is unable to perform his or her duties, resigns, or otherwise leaves municipal service, the City Manager may name an acting department head until the disability is removed or the position is filled by appointment.
(1974 Code, §34.07)  (Ord. 26-69, passed 7-21-1969; Am. Ord. 8-19, passed 4-15-2019)