Departments of the City of Bremerton are created pursuant to the chapters and their provisions as follows:
Chapter 2.06
Office of the City Attorney
Chapter 2.09
Department of Financial and Administrative Services
Chapter 2.10
Department of Public Works and Utilities
Chapter 2.11
Department of Human Resources
Chapter 2.15
Department of Community Development
Chapter 2.16
Fire Department
Chapter 2.17
Parks and Recreation Department
Chapter 2.19
Police Department
(Ord. 4810, Added, 09/14/2002; Ord. 4900 § 2, 2004; Ord. 4966 § 2, 2006; Ord. 5110 § 1, 2010; Ord. 5507 § 2, 2025; Ord. 5530, 12/17/2025)
(a) 
Mayoral appointments of department directors shall be subject to confirmation by the City Council. Prior to an appointment or a provisional appointment to a newly created department director's position or prior to confirmation of an appointment to a vacancy of department director's position, a job description for the position as well as the anticipated employment contract, if any, shall be submitted to the City Council for review and approval. The appointment and confirmation shall be pursuant to the terms and conditions as approved by the City Council. The Mayor may make provisional appointments to fill the vacancy of a department director. No provisional appointment(s) to a non-civil service department director's position shall extend beyond 120 days from the date of original appointment without the consent of the City Council. Upon the provisional appointment to a vacancy, the Administration shall notify City Council of such appointment.
(b) 
The appointees, when confirmed, shall serve as "at will" employees subject to termination by the Mayor without cause at any time with no notice or hearing unless otherwise provided pursuant to applicable civil service rule or regulation, the City Charter, ordinance, or terms and conditions as approved by the City Council.
(c) 
Pursuant to the City Charter, the City Attorney may be removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of a majority of the City Council sitting as a whole, or by the City Council alone; provided, that removal by the City Council alone shall require a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the entire City Council.
(Ord. 4810, Added, 09/14/2002; Ord. 4867 § 1, 2003; Ord. 5524, 11/5/2025)