Sec. 3-700. - Bureaus and divisions.

The heads of [the] several departments may from time to time, subject to the approval of the mayor, establish such bureaus or divisions in their respective departments as may be required for the proper conduct of their work.

Sec. 3-701. - Deputies.

The head of any department, and the city treasurer, shall have the power with the approval of his appointing officer, or if he is an elective officer, on his own responsibility, to appoint such number of deputies as the mayor and the council shall approve at a compensation fixed by the council and the mayor. The deputies may be called assistants if the council so determines. Deputies, in the absence of the heads of their respective departments, or of the officers for whom they are deputies, shall have the right to exercise all the powers and perform all the duties vested in and imposed upon such department head or officers, except the power to appoint officers or employees, and may at any time exercise such of the powers and perform such of the duties of the head of the department or officer as may be prescribed by such head or officer.

Whenever there shall be a vacancy in the office of the head of any department or any other office to which this section applies, such deputy as shall be designated in writing by the appointing power or in the case of an elective department head or officer, by the mayor, shall exercise the powers and perform the duties of the department head or officer until the vacancy is filled. With the approval of the mayor in writing, the city auditor, the city treasurer, the city solicitor, the director of finance, the director of commerce or the human resources director, and any other department head may authorize any deputy to serve in his stead on any board or commission.

(H.B. No. 98, § 1, 6-11-09)

Sec. 3-702. - Employment and compensation of bureau chiefs, and other employees.

The mayor, the city treasurer, and, subject to the approval of the mayor, the human resources director, and the heads of [the] several departments, shall appoint such secretaries, consultants, experts, bureau or division chiefs, superintendents, assistant superintendents, assistant chiefs and other assistants and employees as may be required for the proper conduct of the work of their respective offices or departments. The number and compensation of such employees shall be subject to the approval of the council and the mayor.

(H.B. No. 98, § 1, 6-11-09)