ORDINANCE AMENDED O-19-040
3. In Chapter 5 “Administration of Government”, Part 3 “Administrative Code”, Article VI
“Administrative Services Division”, add the following new Section 5-39 “Director”:
Ҥ 5-39. Director.
A,
The mayor shall, with the consent of the board of aldermen, appoint a director of
administrative services, who shall report to the mayor and who shall have overall
responsibility for the conduct of the division.
The director of the administrative services division shall have the responsibility to
administer the programs and functions of the division. Specifically, the director
shall assure that the functions delineated in section 5-40 are carried out efficiently
and completely so that the fiscal responsibilities and the statistical responsibilities
of the division are met. The director, in conjunction with the mayor and director
of financial services, shall be responsible for short and long term budget planning,
short and long term property tax rate planning, and shall have an integral role in
the development of the city’s fiscal policy. The director shall also perform such
other duties as assigned by the mayor.
The director, in conjunction with the mayor and director of financial services,
shall be responsible for liaising with autonomous / semiautonomous departments
in the areas of short and long term budget planning. The director shall serve as a
liaison with respect to the other functions of the administrative services division,
i.e., purchasing, human resources, insurance and risk management, assessing,
geographic information systems, and information technology. The director shall
be responsible for the maintenance and repair of all city buildings, including the
hiring of necessary personnel. This shall not include buildings under the control
of the board of education, the board of public works, the board of police
commissioners, and the board of fire commissioners. The director shall
participate in making recommendations for and coordinating necessary capital
improvements to all city buildings with the capital improvements committee and
the board of aldermen.”
4, In Chapter 5 “Administration of Government”, Part 3 “Administrative Code”, Article VI
“Administrative Services Division”, add the following new Section 5-40 “Departments”:
Ҥ 5-40. Departments. The administrative services division shall be comprised of the
following departments:
A,
Purchasing department. The mayor, in consultation with the director of
administrative services, shall appoint a purchasing manager. The purchasing
manager shall be responsible for the satisfactory completion of the functions of
the purchasing department as specified in article XVII (“Purchasing Manager’’) of
this chapter.
