§ 16.04.080. Administrative employees—Appointment, qualifications, and removal.

A.

Service area directors. Except as may otherwise be provided for a specific service area, the director of a service area, whether a paid employee or volunteer shall be appointed by the mayor from a list of recommended names from the service area board. Except for the road service area director, whose board consists of appointed members, and as otherwise provided below, all other service area directors may be removed by the mayor with a concurrent recommendation from the applicable board. Such action by the service area board shall require a majority vote of the board membership. In the event that the service area board and the mayor are unable to agree within 30 days of the date the action is recommended, then the mayor and the service area board shall communicate to attempt to resolve the impasse. Such communication shall occur no more than 60 days after the date of the initial recommendation for removal. Following such communication, the mayor shall have the final authority to determine whether or not to remove the director.

B.

Other administrative employees. Other administrative employees serve at the pleasure of the mayor who may suspend or discharge such employees in his or her sole discretion. The service area board may independently make a recommendation to the mayor regarding the suspension or discharge of other administrative employees; however, such suspension or discharge remains within the sole discretion of the mayor.

C.

Definition of service area director. For purposes of this section "service area director" means the appointed administrative director or chief of a service area.

(Ord. No. 2012-22, § 1, 7-3-12; Ord. No. 2004-34, § 1, 10-26-04; Ord. No. 2004-12(Sub.), § 1, 7-6-04)