Chapter 2.08
DEPARTMENT OF GENERAL GOVERNMENT*
2.08.010 Composition.
2.08.020 General administration division-City manager generally.
2.08.030 General administration division-Deputy city manager generally.
2.08.040 General administration division-Assistant deputy city manager generally.
2.08.050 General administration division-Deputy redevelopment director generally.
2.08.060 Finance division-Director of finance and administrative services generally.
2.08.070 Information services division-Director of information services generally.
2.08.080 City clerk's division-City clerk generally.
2.08.090 Treasurer's division-City treasurer generally.
2.08.100 Legal division-City attorney generally.
2.08.110 Civil service division-Civil service commission generally.
2.08.120 Planning division-Director of planning generally.
* For charter provisions as to appointment and removal of division heads, subordinate officers, etc., generally by city manager and division heads, see Charter, Art. IV, º 4. As to department of city government generally, see Charter, Art. X, ºº 1 to 7. As to enumeration of departments, see Charter, Art. X, º 1. As to duty of city manager as executive head of certain departments, see Charter, Art. X, º 7.
For charter provisions as to department of general government, see Charter, Art. X, º 2.
2.08.010 Composition.
The department of general government shall be composed of the divisions enumerated in this chapter. (Prior code º 2-19)
2.08.020 General administration division- City manager generally.*
The city manager, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the general administration division. (Prior code º 2-20)
* For charter provisions as to city manager generally, see Charter, Art. IV, º 1. As to appointment of city manager by city council, see Charter, Art. VI, º 5, subsection 5. See in particular, Charter, Art. IX, ºº 1 to 3 for full treatment of charter provisions as to city manager. As to assistant city manager, see Charter, Art. IX, º 4. For duty of city manager as executive head of certain enumerated departments, see Charter, Art. X, º 7. For authority of city manager to assign clerks, etc., to work in any department of the city, see Charter, Art. XXIII, º 1. For provision prohibiting political activity or contributions on part of city manager, see Charter, Art. XXIII, º 25.
2.08.030 General administration division- Deputy city manager generally.
The office of deputy city manager is created. This office shall have assigned to it such duties and responsibilities as the city manager may direct. This office shall be a part of the general administration division. (Prior code º 2-20.1)
2.08.040 General administration division- Assistant deputy city manager generally.
The office of assistant deputy city manager is created. This office shall be a part of the general administration division. (Prior code º 2-20.2)
2.08.050 General administration division- Deputy redevelopment director generally.
The office of deputy redevelopment director is created. This office shall be a part of the general administration division. (Prior code º 2-20.3)
2.08.060 Finance division-Director of finance and administrative services generally.*
The director of finance and administrative services, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the finance division. (Prior code º 2-21)
* For charter provisions as to director of finance and administrative services (city controller), generally, see Charter, Art. IV, º 1. As to powers and duties of director (controller) generally, see Charter, Art. XI, º 1.
2.08.070 Information services division- Director of information services generally.
The information services division is created. The director of information services shall be the head of the information services division. (Ord. 4970, º 1, 1991: prior code º 2-21.1)
2.08.080 City clerk's division-City clerk generally.*
The city clerk, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the city clerk's division. (Prior code º 2-22)
* For charter provisions as to city clerk generally, see Charter, Art. IV, º 1. As to election of city clerk, see Charter, Art. V, ºº 1 to 6. As to term of city clerk, see Charter, Art. V, º 6. As to combining office of city assessor with the office of city clerk, see Charter, Art. VI, º 5, subsection 5. As to powers and duties of city clerk relative to city council, see Charter, Art. VI, º 19.
2.08.090 Treasurer's division-City treasurer generally.*
The city treasurer, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the treasurer's division. (Prior code º 2-23)
* For charter provisions as to city treasurer generally, see Charter, Art. IV, º 1. As to election of city treasurer, see Charter, Art. V, ºº 1 to 5. As to term of city treasurer, see Charter, Art. V, º 6. As to duties of city treasurer generally, see Charter, Art. XI, º 2.
2.08.100 Legal division-City attorney generally.*
A. The city attorney, for the purposes of this chapter, shall be the head of the legal division and shall appoint and remove all assistants and deputies in the division, subject to the approval of the council.
B. One or more deputy city attorneys designated by the city attorney shall be ex officio city prosecutors. They shall have charge of the prosecution of all criminal cases which are violations of the city charter and city ordinances and such misdemeanor violations of the laws of the state as may be assigned to them by the city attorney. (Prior code º 2-24)
* For charter provisions as to city attorney generally, see Charter, Art. IV, º 1. As to appointment of city attorney, see Charter, Art. VI, º 5, subsection 5. See in particular, Charter, Art. VIII, ºº 1 to 4 for full treatment of charter provisions as to city attorney.
2.08.110 Civil service division-Civil service commission generally.*
The civil service commission shall be the head of the civil service division and shall appoint and remove all subordinates in such division, as provided by Article XXIV of the city charter. All other divisions shall accept the signature of the chief examiner as authenticating the acts of the commission. (Prior code º 2-25)
* For charter provisions as to civil service and civil service commission generally, see Charter, Art. XXIV, ºº 1 to 13.
2.08.120 Planning division-Director of planning generally.
The office of director of planning is created. For the purposes of this chapter, the director of planning shall be the head of the planning division. He or she shall advise the city planning commission and the council as to all matters arising under Article XV of the city charter, and shall have such other powers and duties as the council shall prescribe. (Prior code º 2-26)