§ 21.101. Structure of executive branch.

The executive branch is structured as follows:

(a)

The department is the principal administrative unit of the executive branch. All functions of the executive branch, unless otherwise specifically exempted, will be included within a department. Departments shall be organized along functional or program lines and the responsibility within a department for each of the functions or programs assigned thereto shall be clearly fixed and ascertainable. Each department is headed by a director , who may have a title descriptive of his departmental functions.

(b)

The principal unit of a department is the division. A division is an administrative or operating unit that is organizationally independent of any other unit of the department and is responsible for the performance or fulfillment of one or more integrated or complete functions or programs related in overall scope. Unless a department has no subdivisions, all of its functions and programs shall be distributed among two or more divisions, each of which may be an operating unit performing some function or program or may be an administrative unit providing coordination or general supervision for all of the subordinate units of the division. Each division is headed by a division chief , who may have a title descriptive of his divisional functions and programs.

(c)

Each unit of government under the control and direction of an independent elected officer is an office , designated by the name of the independent elected officer who is its head. An office may be divided, for administrative convenience or pursuant to the requirements of law, into subordinate units, each responsible for performing a specified function within the office.

(d)

There may be within a department one or more boards which perform advisory functions or exercise regulatory authority within the jurisdiction of the department. Unless otherwise provided by law, a departmental board shall be a part of the organizational structure of the department and shall receive administrative and fiscal support from the department.

(e)

An independent board may be created to perform functions or exercise authority which should be as free as possible of direct control by executive departments or independent elected officers. Unless otherwise provided by law, an independent board shall not be a part of the organizational structure of an executive department or office and shall receive administrative and fiscal support through appropriations for the board.

(Ord. 83-591-400, § 1)