The City Council shall be responsible to the electorate for the efficient and economical management of the City Government. It shall deal with legislative matters as a body and effectuate its policy decisions solely through the office of the Manager, as hereinafter established. There shall be no administrative committees of the City Council. Councilmembers shall not negotiate individually with the Manager or with any department or bureau head regarding any matter for which the City Council as a whole is responsible under this Charter.
The administrative, executive and judicial functions, powers and duties of the City government shall be exercised and discharged by the following departments, offices and agencies, as provided in this Charter:
(a) 
Manager.
(b) 
Department of Administration.
(c) 
Department of Assessment.
(d) 
Department of Public Works.
(e) 
Department of Public Safety.
(f) 
Department of Development and Planning.
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(g) 
Corporation Counsel.
(h) 
Planning Commission.
(i) 
Zoning Board of Appeals.
The head of a department, in the City government, in addition to such other powers and duties as are elsewhere provided by this Charter, shall:
(a) 
Plan, organize and administer the work of the department, subject to the direction and supervision of the Manager.
(b) 
Prepare and justify the annual requests of the department for appropriations.
(c) 
Review and, where appropriate, approve all invoices and vouchers chargeable to appropriations made for the department, and append thereto certifications that the work, labor or services for which payment is demanded has been rendered, or that the goods, materials or equipment have been received and delivered, and that to the best knowledge, information and belief that the amount demanded is lawfully due and owing by the City.
(d) 
Implement the program prescribed by the Manager for the annual evaluation of all employees within the departments for the purpose of maintaining and improving employee performance.