Article IV — DEPARTMENTS — Folsom Municipal Code

Section 4.01. Departments and Department Heads.

The City Manager shall recommend and the City Council shall by ordinance create, reorganize
and abolish departments and divisions thereof as necessary for the effective management of the
City's affairs, in addition to those created by this Charter.

A. Department Head Appointments. The City Manager shall appoint a head of each
department, which department head shall be qualified in the field of expertise encompassed
within the department of assignment.

B. Department Head Removal. All department heads shall serve at the pleasure of the City
Manager and be subject to the direction and supervision of the City Manager.

C. Requirements. Department heads shall be City employees for the purposes of powers and
duties, and shall be provided employment agreements by the City Manager setting out the
terms and conditions of employment, pay, benefits, goals and objectives, a requirement for
periodic and regular performance evaluations, obligations, and termination.

Section 4.02. City Clerk.

The office of City Clerk is hereby created. The duties of the City Clerk shall be to act as Clerk to
the City Council, to fulfill all duties thereof enumerated in this Charter, to maintain the integrity
of and to provide for public access to and inspection of City public records, and to perform all
duties required of a City Clerk by state law. The City Clerk shall be a department head.

Section 4.03. City Attorney.

The office of City Attorney is hereby created. The City Attorney shall be the chief legal officer
of the City, and:

A. Duties. Shall advise the City Council, individual Councilmembers, the City Manager and
his/her assistants, and department heads regarding the law relating to City affairs.

B. Additional Duties. Shall represent the City in all legal proceedings, prepare all ordinances
and other needed legal documents, select and retain specialist counsel where there is a need
for such specialized legal services, and perform such other duties as may be prescribed by
ordinance.

C. Department Head. May be a full time department head of the City, or may be contracted as
a department head.

D. Approval of Contracts. Shall review and approve all City contracts as to legal form.

E. Special Counsel. The City Council may retain special counsel in any matter where
representation by the City Attorney would create an impermissible conflict, including the
discipline or dismissal of the City Manager.

Section 4.04. Personnel System.

The City Council shall provide by ordinance for the establishment, regulation and maintenance of a merit system governing personnel policies necessary to effective administration of the
employees of the City's departments and offices.

A. Merit System Components. Such merit system of personnel administration shall include,
but not be limited to classification and pay plans, selection processes, force reduction,
working conditions, provisional and exempt appointments, discipline and dismissal, in-
service training, grievances, relationships with employee organizations, regular and
periodic employee performance evaluations, and incentive plans.

B. Employee Selection. The merit system shall provide for open, publicly posted, and
competitive employee selection processes utilizing, where and when feasible, validated
examinations at entry level and objective evaluative processes for all other classifications.

Section 4.05. Planning Commission.

There shall be a Planning Commission of 7 members, each of whom must be a resident and
registered voter of the City. Each member of the Council shall appoint 1 member whose term
shall run concurrent with that of the Councilmember so appointing. Two members shall be
appointed by the Council for 2-year terms. The powers, duties, qualifications, removal, and
compensation, if any, of the Commission shall be set by ordinance.

Section 4.06. Parks and Recreation Commission.

There shall be a Parks and Recreation Commission consisting of 7 members, each of whom
must be a resident and registered voter of the City. Each member of the Council shall appoint
1 member whose term shall run concurrent with that of the Councilmember so appointing. Two
members shall be appointed by the Council for 2-year terms. The powers, duties, qualifications,
removal, and compensation, if any, of the Commission shall be set by ordinance.

Section 4.07. Boards and Commissions.

The City Council may by ordinance create other Boards and Commissions and prescribe their
powers and duties, determine the number and qualification of the members, their method of
selection, term of office and removal, and fix their compensation, if any. All boards and
commissions only shall be advisory to the Council. Each member of any Board or Commission
shall be a resident and registered voter of the City.