Section 2-603 Subordinate Offices and Employments.

The Council shall have the power by ordinance to create and abolish all such subordinate offices, places and employments in the service of the City as it may deem necessary for efficient and economical administration.  The Mayor and each Commissioner shall appoint and may suspend or remove the incumbents of all subordinate offices and employments in their department, subject to other provisions of this Charter.  The Auditor shall appoint and may suspend or remove the incumbents of all subordinate offices and employments within the Auditor’s office, or under the Auditor’s supervision.  The chief executive officer of any board, or commission, when authorized to do so by the board or commission, or the board or commission itself shall appoint and may suspend or remove the incumbents of all subordinate offices and employments within their offices, or under their supervision.  All such appointments, suspensions and removals shall be subject to the civil service rules of this Charter except as to incumbents of positions expressly exempted therefrom.  [May 3, 1913, new sec. 104; rev. 1914, sec. 82; 1928 pub., sec. 82; 1942 recod., sec. 2‑503; rev. Nov. 6, 1962; am. May 18, 1994; amended by Ordinance No. 190204, effective December 18, 2020.]