Sec. 116.901. - Appointed Officials and Employees.

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Section is to organizationally define appointed employees, the duties and responsibilities supporting their exemption from civil service status as provided in Section 17.06 of the Charter, and the manner in which they are hired and separated. (b) Appointed Officials Defined. For purposes of this Section, an appointed official shall be: (1) An employee whose appointment is confirmed by the Council. (2) The District Chief Medical Examiner and Associate Medical Examiners (3) An employee at a department executive director level whose appointment is confirmed by a board or commission. (c) Appointed Employees Defined. For purposes of this Section, an appointed employee shall be an employee serving at the pleasure of an elected or appointed official or an appointee of an elected or appointed official who is exempted from the Civil Service System under Section 17.06 of the Charter, or any other applicable provision of the Charter or Ordinance Code (except for those Appointed Officials confirmed by council, or temporary, part-time, or special purpose employees). (d) Managers of Departments or Divisions Defined. Managers, as recognized in Section 17.06 of the Charter, are appointed employees who substantially meet the following criteria: (1) Perform work that requires the exercise of independent judgment and discretion in the performance of such work that is not of a routine, clerical, or administrative nature and; (2) Manage one or more specific functions or special programs of City government and; (3) Engage in long-range, strategic planning and; (4) Report within one or two levels to an appointed or elected official and; (5) Oversee supervisors or highly trained professionals who are engaged in leading, guiding, directing, reviewing and evaluating the work of employees or completing major projects. (e) Public Communication Officers Defined. Public communication officers, as recognized in Section 17.06 of the Charter, are appointed employees who substantially meet the following criteria: (1) Perform work that is not of a routine, clerical, or administrative nature that requires the exercise of independent judgment and discretion in the performance of such work and; (2) Serve as spokespersons or disseminate public information for a City department or division or an elected or appointed official or agency. (f) Executive Assistants Defined. Executive assistants as recognized in Section 17.06 of the Charter, are appointed employees who report directly to and serve as an immediate confidential assistant to a constitutional officer or appointed official. (g) Assistant Management Improvement Officers (AMIO's) defined and limited. (1) Assistant management improvement officers as recognized in Section 17.06 of the Charter, are appointed employees who perform work that is not of a routine, clerical, or administrative nature that requires the exercise of independent judgment and discretion in the performance of such work and who are assigned to perform managerial or specialized functions at the discretion of the department, division or agency head. (2) Effective October 1, 2010, persons filling the positions of "assistant management improvement officers (AMIOs)" shall be appointed by an elected official. There shall be no more than 20 assistant management improvement officers as employees of the City. (3) The Director of the Employee Services Department (or successor) shall maintain qualifications, a job description, and a pay range for each assistant management improvement officer of the City. (4) No later than August 1 of each year, the Director of the Employee Services Department shall file with the Division of Legislative Services and the Council Secretary, copy to the Council Auditor, a list of assistant management improvement officers, sorted by department, which includes title and salary for distribution to the Council. (5) No person filling an assistant management improvement officer position on October 1, 2010 shall be forced to be removed from that position because of subsection (2) above. However, no new appointments may be made to an assistant management improvement officer position until any such appointment can be made within the subsection (2) cap. (h) Hiring and Separation. Unless otherwise provided for by charter or ordinance provisions, the hiring and separation of appointed employees shall be performed by the head of the department or agency; except that such responsibility may be delegated to an appointed official or department or division manager within the agency, division or department. (i) Supervisor to Employee Ratio. No later than August 1 of each year, the Director of the Employee Services Department shall file with the Division of Legislative Services and the Council Secretary, copy to the Council Auditor, the supervisor to employee ratio, sorted by department for distribution to the Council. (j) Accredited University Or College Degree defined. Positions that require a degrees from an accredited college or university shall be defined as a College or University accredited by an accrediting agency or State approval agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE). (Ord. 2009-549-E, § 2; Ord. 2011-732-E; Ord. 2016-765-E , § 6)