Article IV – ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
Article IV – ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS
Section - 4.01 General Provisions.
(a) Creation of Deparments. The council may establish City departments, offices, or agencies in addition to those created by this charter and may prescribe the functions assigned by this charter to a particular department, office or agency may be discontinued or, unless this charter specifics provides, assigned to any other.
The following officers and boards shall be elected by ballot by a majority vote of the members of the City Council: city manager; sealer of weights and measures; health officer; city treasurer; tax assessor; code enforcement officer; building inspector; collector of taxes; purchasing agents;
(b) Direction by Manager. All departments, offices and agencies under the direction and supervision of the manager shall be administered by an officer appointed by and subject to the direction and supervision of the manager. With the consent of council, the manager may serve as the head of one or more such departments, offices or agencies or may appoint one person as the head of two or more of them.
The following officers and boards shall be appointed by the city manager: chief of police; city engineer; chief of fire department; commissioner of public works (which shall encompass the highway and sewer departments);
(c) All officers elected by the council or appointed by the city manager whose terms of service are specified herein shall be removable by the powers naming them, adjudged guilty of the charges perferred.
All other appointive officers shall hold office during the pleasure of the appointing power, except that the registrar of voters and the health officer and sealer of weights and measures shall be as provided by law.
Section – 4.02 Personnel System
Merit Principle. All appointments and promotions of city officers and employees shall be made solely on the basis of merit and fitness demonstrated by examination or other evidence of competence.
Personnel Director. There shall be a personnel director appointed by the manager as provided in Section 4.01, who shall administer the personnel system of the City. The city manager shall serve as the personnel director until such time as the City Council directs the city manager to appoint personnel director.
Personnel Board. At the discretion of the City council there shall be a personnel board consisting of three members appointed by the council for terms of three years from among the qualified voters of the City. Members of the board shall hold no other city office. The personnel director shall provide necessary staff assistance for this personnel board. Initially the terms shall be for three, two and one year.
Personnel Rules. The personnel director shall prepare personnel rules. The manager shall refer such proposed rules to the personnel board, which shall report to the manager its recommendations thereon. The rules shall then be propose to the council, and the council may by ordinance adopt them with or without amendment. If the personnel board has not been appointed the personnel rules shall be proposed directly to the City Council. These rules shall provide for;
The classification of all city positions, based on the duties, authority and responsibility of each position, with adequate provision for reclassification of any position whenever warranted by changed circumstances.
Methods for determining the merit and fitness of candidates for appointment or promotion;
The policies and procedures regulating reduction in force and removal of employees;
The hours of work, attendance regulating and provisions for sick and vacation leaves;
The policies and procedures governing persons holding provisional appointments.
Policies regarding in-service training programs; Grievance procedures; and Other practices and procedures necessary to the administration of the city or by ordinance.
Section – 4.03 Legal officer.
There shall be a legal officer of the City, appointed by the City Council as provided in Section 4.01 who shall serve as chief legal advisor to the council, manager and all City departments, offices and agencies, shall represent the city in all proceedings and shall perform any other duties prescribed by this chapter or by ordinance.
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