§ 2-28. Same—Duties.

The Director, as executive head of the Department, shall under the supervision of the Manager direct all its administrative and technical activities. In addition to the duties imposed upon the Director elsewhere in this law, it shall be the Director's duty:

(1)

To apply and carry out this law and the rules adopted thereunder.

(2)

To attend meetings of the Board and act as its Secretary and keep minutes of its proceedings.

(3)

To establish and maintain a roster of all employees in the County classified service, in which there shall be set forth, as to each employee, the class title, pay or status, and other pertinent data.

(4)

To foster and develop, in cooperation with appointing authorities and others, programs for the improvement of employee effectiveness, including training, safety, health, counseling and welfare.

(5)

To encourage and exercise leadership in the development of effective personnel administration within the several departments of the County service, and to make available the facilities of the Personnel Department to this end.

(6)

To investigate from time to time the operation and effect of this law and of the rules made thereunder and to report the findings and recommendations to the Personnel Advisory Board and to the County Commission and other officials.

(7)

To make an annual report regarding the work of the Department, and such special reports as the Director may consider desirable, to the Personnel Advisory Board, and to the County Commission and other officials.

(8)

To perform any other lawful acts which the Director may consider necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes and provisions of this law.

(9)

The Director may designate appropriate persons, including officers and employees in the County services, to assist in the preparation and rating of tests. An appointing authority shall excuse any employee from duty for the time required for this work as an examiner. Such officers and employees shall not be entitled to extra pay for their services as examiners but shall be entitled to reimbursement for necessary traveling and other expenses.

(Ch. 30255, § 7, Laws 1955; Ord. No. 57-16, § 1, 10-7-57; Ord. No. 88-1, § 1, 1-19-88)

Annotations— AO's 7-4, 7-8, 7-11.