§ 2-71. 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 administrator 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 inaugurate, with the approval of the city administrator, such new practices as appear to be of benefit to the service and to the public;

(3)

Submit quarterly and annual reports of the activities of their respective department to the city administrator as requested;

(4)

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 administrator;

(5)

Have power to appoint and remove, subject to personnel regulations, all subordinates under him; and

(6)

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 administrator, any other department such service, labor, and materials as its own facilities permit and as may be requisitioned by the head of each department.

(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 the public during the hours of operation of the respective administrative body.

(e)

Operation of administrative service. All units in the administrative service shall:

(1)

Be open between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on weekdays and shall be closed on Saturday, Sunday, and legal holidays.

(2)

Make a daily deposit with the city treasurer of any monies received directly from the public.

(3)

Pay out monies belonging to the city only in the manner prescribed herein.

(Code 1985, § 3-103)