§ 2-50. Administrative policy and procedures.

(a)

Officers. Each officer shall perform all duties required of his office by state law, the Charter, and this Code, and such other duties not in conflict therewith as may be required by the Mayor.

(b)

Department heads. All department heads shall:

(1)

Be immediately responsible to the City Manager for the effective administration of their respective department and all activities assigned thereto;

(2)

Keep informed as to the latest practices in their particular field and implement, with the approval of the City Manager, such new practices as appear to be of benefit to the service and to the public;

(3)

Establish and maintain a system of filing and indexing records and reports in sufficient detail to furnish all information necessary for proper control of departmental activities and to form a basis for the periodic reports to the City Manager;

(4)

Have power, when authorized by the City Manager, to appoint and remove, subject to personnel regulations, all subordinates under him; and

(5)

Be responsible for the proper maintenance of all city property and equipment used in their respective departments.

(c)   

Departments. Each department shall cooperate with every other department and shall furnish, upon the direction of the City Manager, any other department such service, labor, and materials as may be requisitioned by the head of each department, as its own facilities permit.

(d)

Records. All municipal records, except those which by order of a state court or by law are prohibited from being open to public inspection, shall be open for personal inspection by any citizen of state during the hours of operation of the administrative service herein below prescribed.

(e)

Operation of City hall offices. All units in the administrative service shall:

(1)

Office hours. Be open during such office hours as the City Council may set, from time to time, on weekdays and shall be closed Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays.

(2)

Payment of monies. Pay out monies belonging to the City only in the manner prescribed herein.

(Code 1997, § 3-103; Ord. of 4-6-2009(01), § 3-103; Ord. of 10-5-2009(02), § 1)