[11-10-2022 by Ord. No. 8423[1]]
(a) 
The Department of Administration shall be responsible for supervising sound and practical fiscal policies and procedure for the administration of the City government.
(b) 
The areas of responsibility of this Department shall be the following:
(1) 
The general administration of the City's business affairs.
(2) 
The establishment and operation of a centralized purchasing system.
(3) 
The preparation of all fiscal reports, maintenance of all fiscal records, and development of the City's annual budget.
(4) 
The oversight of personnel administration including the establishment and maintenance of a system for the appointment, discipline and dismissal of employees, training, job classification, performance evaluation, payroll, grievance procedures and employee records. This includes but is not limited to:
A. 
Prepare, install and maintain a classification program based on the duties, authority and responsibility of positions in the City service.
B. 
Ensure that all positions in the City service shall be filled by persons reasonably qualified to perform the duties of the position, including the establishment of appropriate employment test standards and the supervision and administration of all such tests for new employees.
C. 
Develop and establish training and educational programs for persons in the municipal service and so far as is practical establish a program for promotion based on merit of performance.
(c) 
The Department of Administration is also responsible for all City services relative to research, planning, development, and coordination of all the departments and official boards, agencies and commissions of the City.
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Editor's Note: Former Art. 133, Department of Administration, adopted 5-2-1968 by Ord. No. 6226, as amended, was repealed 11-10-2022 by Ord. No. 8422.