Appendix 26. Appointive Powers of Manager.

The City Manager shall have the power to appoint and remove, subject to the provisions of this Charter and the Administrative Code, all officers and employees in the administrative service of the City; but the City Manager may authorize the head of a department or officer responsible to the City Manager to appoint and remove subordinates in such department or office. All such appointments shall be without definite term unless for provisional, temporary, or emergency service not to exceed the maximum periods which may be prescribed by the Merit System in the Administrative Code.