§ 50. Administrative departments created, control.

There are created and placed under the control of the city manager the following administrative departments of the city government:

(1)

Legal department

(2)

Finance department

(3)

Police department

(4)

Fire department

(5)

Public works or successor department

(6)

Public health department

(7)

Parks and recreation department

(8)

Aviation department

In addition to the administrative departments created, the council shall have power by ordinance to establish, discontinue or redesignate other administrative departments or offices. The council may combine any two of the departments and/or administrative offices created by this Charter. No functions or duties assigned by this Charter to a particular department or office shall be abolished, except as otherwise provided by this Charter, but such functions or duties may be assigned by ordinance to other administrative departments or offices of the city; provided, however, that no changes shall be made by the council in the organization of the administrative service of the city until the recommendations of the city manager shall have been heard by the city council; and provided, further, that all administrative departments and offices of the city shall be under the direction and supervision of the city manager.

(Ord. No. 2015-05-20-0423 , § 3 (Prop. 4), 5-20-15)