The Director of Administration shall:
A. 
Advise the Mayor on the effective utilization of human resources.
B. 
Evaluate the operations and effect of this chapter and of the policies made thereunder and report findings and recommendations to the Mayor and City Council.
C. 
Prepare and, from time to time, revise the position classification plan for career service positions to be submitted to the Mayor for approval. (This plan shall be based upon similarity of duties performed and responsibilities assumed so that the same pay schedule may be equitably applied to all positions in the same class.)
D. 
Prepare and, from time to time, revise the pay plan for career service positions to be submitted to the Mayor for approval. There shall be a uniform and equitable pay plan consisting of minimum, intermediate and maximum rates of pay for each class or position. Every employee in the career service will be assigned a specific rate of pay in accordance with the pay plan and with rules, regulations and procedures established.
E. 
Administer the plans established in accordance with the policies of the Mayor.
The Director of Administration shall recommend to the Mayor the adoption of rules, regulations and procedures which:
A. 
Establish qualifications for all career service positions.
B. 
Establish objective methods of recruiting, examining, investigating and determining the relative qualifications of all applicants.
C. 
Establish probationary and tenure requirements for employees in the career service.
D. 
Establish conditions of employment such as duty hours, holidays, annual and sick leave, fringe benefits, and retirement plans.
E. 
Establish procedures for evaluating employee performance for consideration in granting salary increases and promotions, for determining order of layoffs, and for consideration in demoting, discharging and transferring employees.
F. 
Establish a system of maintaining employee records.
G. 
Establish a disciplinary procedure to provide a means for presenting charges and establishing hearing and appeal procedures.
H. 
Establish procedures for resolving employee grievances and complaints.
I. 
Establish training and safety programs.
J. 
Establish procedures to attract and utilize persons with minimal qualifications, but with development potential, in order to provide opportunities to all citizens. Such programs may provide for career status upon satisfactory completion of training and probation.
K. 
Establish procedures for personnel lay-offs.
L. 
Establish other policies and procedures not inconsistent with this chapter as may be proper and necessary for its implementation and enforcement.