The Mayor shall be the chief executive of the City and shall have the responsibility for the general supervision and direction of the administrative branch of the City government. He shall appoint the Director of Administration, the Director of Law, and the Director of Finance who shall serve at his pleasure and may be removed by the Mayor without cause. The appointment of the Director of Law and the Director of Finance shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of Council.
The Director of Administration, Director of Law, Director of Finance, or the head of any other department shall not appoint a head of any division who is in the unclassified service of the City unless the Mayor shall first approve of such appointment in writing. Disciplinary actions to dismiss, demote or suspend for more than three (3) days officials and employees in the unclassified service of the City by heads of departments shall be taken only with the Mayor's prior written approval.
(Amended 11-6-1990)