A. Except as otherwise provided by law, department heads shall be appointed by the board of supervisors from a list received from the director of personnel certifying the candidates as meeting the standards for the position.
B. The provisions of this section and of sections 2.06.020, 2.06.030, 2.06.040, and 2.06.050 may be waived by the board of supervisors. (Ord. 98-0003 § 1, 1998: Ord. 11838 § 1, 1978: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21011, 1942.)

A. When a department head position becomes vacant or is newly created, the chief administrative officer shall submit to the director of personnel a statement defining the scope of the duties of said position and the board of supervisors’ expectations for accomplishments and performance of the person filling said position.
B. Upon receipt of the statement required by subsection A of this section, the director of personnel shall develop a job description for the position. Such job description shall include the legal requirements established by the County Charter, county ordinances and state statutes; minimum requirements in terms of knowledge, skill and ability; and desirable qualification in terms of experience, education and training. The job descriptions shall be submitted to the board of supervisors.
C. The director of personnel shall develop a recruitment plan, including procedures for screening and ranking of candidates, and a recruitment time frame, for submission to the board of supervisors. The director of personnel shall implement the recruitment plan.
D. Where the recruitment plan requires the use of a search firm, the director of personnel may, through a competitive proposal process, select a search firm and develop and execute a contract, approved as to form by County Counsel. The process in this subsection may also be utilized by the director of personnel for other non-department head executive recruitments, as necessary. (Ord. 2004-0040 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 11838 § 2, 1978: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21012, 1942.)

A. The director of personnel shall transmit to the board of supervisors the names of the candidates standing highest on the list of those who are evaluated as qualified. These names shall be transmitted in alphabetical order, with no indication of rank or score.
B. If, after considering the first list of candidates the board wishes to consider additional candidates, it may request that the director of personnel provide additional names from the list of those evaluated as qualified, or that additional recruitment be instituted. (Ord. 2004-0040 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 11838 § 3, 1978: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470§ 1(part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21013, 1942.)

The names of applicants and information about them obtained through the selection process shall be kept confidential by the board of supervisors and the director of personnel; provided, however, that upon transmittal of names to the board of supervisors for consideration for appointment, the name of any applicant so transmitted, his education and previous employment shall no longer be kept confidential, and shall be a matter of public record. “Previous employment,” as used in this section, means the title of the positions held, the dates such positions were held, and the description of the duties for such positions. All other information about an applicant shall remain confidential, notwithstanding the transmittal of said applicant’s name to the board of supervisors for consideration for appointment. (Ord. 2004-0040 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 11838 § 4, 1978: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21014, 1942.)

If an applicant for a department head position believes that his qualifications have not been judged correctly in relation to the job description for the position and the screening and ranking procedure that candidate may request an administrative review by the director of personnel. The director of personnel shall review the case, take any corrective action which is appropriate, and report his findings to the applicant and to the board of supervisors. The decision of the director of personnel shall be final, subject to the review provided by law for decisions of local administrative agencies. (Ord. 2004-0040 § 1 (part), 2004: Ord. 11838 § 5, 1978: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470§ 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21015, 1942.)

A. Before October 1, 1961, and before October 1st of every odd-numbered year thereafter, every department head shall report in writing to the board concerning:
1. The major work accomplished or undertaken by his department;
2. Significant financial transactions and trends;
3. Significant program changes and work-load trends;
4. Comparative figures regarding expenditures, personnel, work load, and other statistical material showing increases or decreases from prior report periods.
B. Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to prevent the board from requiring any report other than the biennial report herein specified, or to excuse any officer from rendering any additional, supplemental or special report required by law or by the board. When the board requires a report from a department, the department head shall ascertain from the board whether it desires two copies of the said report to be filed in the County Library. If the board so orders, two copies shall be so filed.
C. The chief administrative officer shall determine the number of copies, number of pages, the use of photographs and charts, the type of cover, and the method of duplication of the report. Such determination may vary from department to department. Each department head shall comply with the determination of the chief administrative officer.
D. Reports prepared under this section shall be disposed of as follows:
1. One report shall be sent to the board.
2. One report shall be sent to the member of the board who is chairman of the committee having supervision over the department.
3. One report shall be sent to the chief administrative officer.
4. One report shall be retained in the file of the department.
E. Departments required by statute to furnish copies of reports to others than those named in this section shall prepare and file such additional reports as may be required by law. (Ord. 7745 § 1, 1960: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 77, 1942.)

A. It shall be the duty of the head of each office and department to assign the work of his office or department to the officers and employees therein, and he may reassign any work at any time he deems it expedient for the securing of efficiency, and the head of each office shall in writing notify the board of those persons in his office whom he desires to appoint or has appointed as deputies.
B. In accordance with the provisions of this section, the department head shall designate the working hours within his department, and shall determine the actual time employees shall report to their work stations (in suitable uniform if necessary) and ready to assume the duties of their job. (Ord. 6753 § 9, 1953: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 80, 1942.)

The head of each department may prescribe such additional rules not inconsistent with Ordinance 4099, general law, the Charter, or other rules adopted by the board of supervisors, the director of personnel (pursuant to Section 2.08.115 of this code), or instructions adopted by the chief administrative office of an administrative nature, as such department head may think necessary for the governing of his office or department and the promotion of efficient services therein. A copy of all such rules shall be filed immediately with the chief administrative officer. The department head, prior to the adoption of any rule dealing with employer-employee relations matters, shall file a copy of such proposed rule with the director of personnel. (Ord. 9734 § 1, 1969: Ord. 5896 § (part), 1952: Ord. 5680 § 1 (part), 1951: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 93, 1942.)

A department head and his chief deputy shall not be absent from the county at the same time except when such absence has otherwise been authorized by the board, unless both such department head and chief deputy, prior to such absence, obtain express permission in writing of both the member of the board of supervisors who is the departmental supervisor chairman of the department of such department head and the chief administrative officer. (Ord. 7671 § 1, 1960: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 93.2, 1942.)

A. The performance of each department head shall be evaluated in writing on an annual basis. Each such evaluation, other than that of the chief administrative officer, shall be prepared initially by the chief administrative officer, reviewed by the departmental chairman of the department of the person evaluated (if a department chairman has been assigned to such person), and submitted to the board of supervisors for final approval. The evaluation of the performance of the chief administrative officer shall be made by the board of supervisors.
B. Evaluation reports and related material prepared pursuant to this section shall be deemed confidential personnel records, and approved by the board in executive session. The board of supervisors shall publicly report at the next regular session their action to approve or disapprove the evaluation as submitted.
C. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to require or authorize the public disclosure of written performance evaluation reports and related materials.
D. This section shall not apply to elected county officials. (Ord. 86-0104 § 1, 1986: Ord. 11530 § 1, 1977: Ord. 11399 § 1, 1976: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 93.4, 1942.)

A. Except as otherwise provided by law, a department head shall serve at the pleasure of the board of supervisors. A department head may be terminated from county employment for any reason by majority vote of the board of supervisors upon 30 calendar days’ advance written notification. During the running of said 30-day period, the department head may be suspended effective immediately upon the receipt of written notification thereof.
B. A department head shall have the right to meet in executive session with the board of supervisors to discuss his termination, provided a written request is filed with the board within five calendar days of receipt of the notification of termination. The board shall hold such executive session within 10 calendar days of the filing of the request. A department head may have his counsel present, but shall have no right to call witnesses or otherwise present evidence. (Ord. 98-0003 § 2, 1998: Ord. 11541 § 1 (part), 1977: Ord. 11470 § 1 (part) 1977: Ord. 4099 Art. 115 § 21016, 1942.)

It shall be the duty of the head of each department to make a work reassignment of any employee of such department whom the department head is advised, or determines, has an economic interest in any work, matter or assignment currently being performed by such employee. (Ord. 12119 § 1, 1980: Ord. 4099 Art. 3 § 80.5, 1942.)

Under the direction and supervision of the board of supervisors, and subject to its direction, the additional duties of department heads shall be as follows:
A. Formulation and Implementation of Department Policy. To formulate departmental policy, direct its implementation and evaluate work accomplished;
B. Maximization of Revenue Generation. To direct efforts to generate revenue for departmental services to the maximum extent feasible;
C. Implementation of Affirmative Action Goals. To direct the implementation of affirmative action goals;
D. Implementation of Private Sector Contracting. To create, maintain and implement a program to contract for county services where it is feasible, legal and cost effective;
E. Maximization of Productivity Efforts. To develop and implement a productivity improvement plan to carry out the goals of the county’s productivity program;
F. Performance of Delegated Duties. To perform all duties delegated to him now or hereafter by the Los Angeles County Code or any other ordinance of the county, by the Charter of the county, or by any state statute;
G. Internal Support Services. Each county department head may arrange for internal services pursuant to subsection B of Section 2.81.035. Any change of service provider from the internal services department may require the assuming department to accept internal services department employees, both direct and indirect, otherwise displaced by the change;
H. Records and Accounts to be Kept. To keep complete records and accounts of all work performed by his department, and furnish to the auditor full information concerning the work done by the department and the cost thereof. (Ord. 89-0026 § 2, 1989.)