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Charter Review Committee |
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Organization
and Reorganization of City Departments This
document provides the sections in each of the survey cities’ charters
that provide for the creation of and/or reorganization of city
departments. SECTION
702. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. The
City Council may provide by ordinance or resolution not inconsistent
with this Charter for the organization, conduct and operation of the
several offices and departments of the City as established by this
Charter, for the creation of additional departments, divisions, offices
and agencies and for their consolidation, alteration or abolition. It
may further provide by ordinance or resolution for the assignment and
reassignment of functions, duties, offices and agencies to offices and
departments, and for the number, titles, qualifications, powers, duties,
and compensation of all officers and employees, consistent with this
Charter. Each
department so created shall be headed by an officer as department head. When
the positions are not incompatible, the City Council may combine in one
person the powers and duties of two or more officers, provided, however,
that the same person shall not hold the positions of City Treasurer and
Director of Finance. SECTION
37A. DEPARTMENT STRUCTURE. Any
department or function provided for this Charter or by ordinance, may be
subsequently combined with other divisions or departments, redivided, or
otherwise reorganized at the discretion of the City Manager. SECTION
601. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT. The
City Council may provide, by ordinance not inconsistent with this
Charter for the organization, conduct, and operation of the several
offices and departments of the City as established by this Charter, for
the creation of additional departments, division, offices, and agencies
and for their consolidation, alteration, or abolition.
Each new department created by the City Council shall be headed
by an officer as department head who shall be appointed and may be
suspended or removed by the City Manager. The
City Council, by ordinance or resolution, may assign additional
functions or duties to offices, departments, or agencies not
inconsistent with this Charter. The
City Council shall provide for the number, titles, qualifications,
powers, duties, and compensation of all officers and employees.
SECTION
600. OFFICERS TO BE APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL.
The
City Council shall appoint the Chief Administrative Officer and the City
Attorney and all other department heads. The powers and duties of
department heads shall be prescribed by ordinance or resolution. The
City Council by ordinance may create, modify, or abolish any department. Article
X. Departments of Government Generally.
Sec.
1. Creation. For the purpose
of organization and administration of the business of the City of Sec.
2. Department of general government.
THE DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT shall have charge of the
following divisions of city government: Elections, Legislation and
Records, Judicial, Legal, Treasury, General Administration, which shall
include purchasing, assessing, tax and license collection, Finance and
Accounting, Advertising and Promotion. None.
None.
SECTION.
501. ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENTS. The
City Council may establish by ordinance departments, offices or agencies
in addition to those created by this Charter and may prescribe the
functions of all departments, offices and agencies. The City
Council may consolidate departments or divisions of departments provided
that no department headed by an elective officer shall be consolidated
with or subordinated to any other department or any division of any
other department. The City Council may provide by resolution for
the number and titles of all City officers and employees. SECTION
410. ORGANIZATION OF CITY OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. The
City Council shall, by ordinance, provide for the organization of all
city operations and activities into functional units and may modify and
change the organization from time to time. This organization shall be
accomplished through the creation and establishment, by ordinance, of
city departments, organization shall be accomplished through the
creation and establishment, by ordinance, of city departments, offices
and agencies, advisory boards, commissions and committees. In
establishing departments, offices, agencies, boards, commissions and
committees, the Council shall provide for the functions, powers and
duties of each such department, office, agency, board, commission or
committee created. The
City Council may, by ordinance, abolish, consolidate, modify or separate
any department, office, agency, board, commission or committee, and may
assign, reassign, or modify any functions, powers or duties. None.
None.
SECTION
930. THE POWER OF CITY MANAGER OVER EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS. The
City Manager shall have supervision and control over all heads of
departments, except the City Attorney, and elective officials of the
City, and shall have the power to direct and control the administrative
and executive functions of such departments and shall have power to
appoint from the civil service eligible list, all heads of departments
except the City Attorney, and elective officials of said City, and shall
have power to prefer charges against such heads of such departments as
are appointed by him in the manner prescribed by and in accordance with
the provisions of any civil service ordinance of said City applicable to
suspension, discipline or removal of such heads of such departments, but
any decision of the Civil Service Board or the Trial Board, as the case
may be, upon any such charges may be overruled by an affirmative vote of
four members of the City Council. The
City Manager may recommend to the City Council, setting forth reasons
therefore, the abolition, suspension or consolidation of the duties and
functions of any of the heads of departments, chief officials,
subordinate officers and employees of the City. The City Council may
thereafter, at any time, abolish, suspend or consolidate any such duties
or functions in accordance with such recommendations or as it may
determine, and thereafter remove the person or persons affected from the
employment of the City, whose duties are thus abolished, suspended or
consolidated. SECTION
1000. ADMINISTRATIVE CODE.
Within
one year following the effective date of this section or such additional
time as extended by Council, but not to exceed one additional year, the
Council shall adopt by ordinance an Administrative Code providing for:
(a)
The organization, conduct and operation of the several offices
and departments as established by this Charter and as authorized by
general laws of the State of
(b)
The creation of additional departments, divisions, offices and
agencies and for their consolidation, alteration or abolition, after
recommendations by the Manager.
(c)
The assignment or reassignment of functions, duties, offices and
agencies to other offices and departments, after recommendations by the
Manager.
(d)
The creation or abolition of such advisory boards and commissions
as are authorized by the general laws of the State of California or as
in its judgment are required and the Council may specify the number of
members, their terms and manner of appointment, and may grant to them
such powers and duties as are consistent with the provisions of this
Charter or the general laws of the State of California.
(e)
In addition, the Administrative Code shall contain policy
statements of the Council concerning personnel administration, salary
and wage administration, hours of work, conditions of employment,
employee benefits, centralized purchasing and other administrative
procedures. SECTION
4.01. GENERAL PROVISIONS.
(p26) Creation
of Departments. The city
council may establish city departments, offices, or agencies in addition
to those created by this charter and may prescribe the functions of all
departments, offices, and agencies.
No function assigned by this charter to a particular department,
office, or agency may be discontinued or, unless this charter
specifically so provides, assigned to any other.
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