In accordance with the provisions of Sections 15 and 18 of the
Rochester City Charter, the City Manager shall appoint all department
heads, officers and employees in the administrative service of the
City, except the School Department and the Police Department as provided
for in Sections 23, 24, and 25 of the Rochester City Charter. 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 rules and regulations of the Merit
Plan established pursuant to Section 60 of the Rochester City Charter.
In accordance with the provisions of Section 15 of the Rochester
City Charter, the City Manager may remove all department heads, officers
and employees in the administrative service of the City, except the
School Department and Police Department as provided for in Sections
23, 24 and 25 of the Rochester City Charter.
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Editor's Note: Original § 13.3, Election of Chairman
of Board of Supervisors of the Checklist, was repealed 3-5-2019. See
Sec. 53 of the City Charter.
A.
Within three days of the receipt of a report of a vacancy in an office
to be filled pursuant to Section 74 of the Rochester City Charter,
the City Clerk shall cause a notice of such vacancy to be posted in
a public place in Rochester City Hall. Said notice shall contain the
following statement: "Any person interested in being considered for
this (these) office(s) shall file a written statement to that effect
with the Rochester City Clerk. The Mayor and City Council are not
obligated to nominate any person who files such a statement, and may
nominate a person who has not filed such a statement. All statements
filed, however, will be given to each member of the City Council before
the vacancy is filled. The City Council may fill this vacancy at any
regular or special meeting of the City Council."
B.
Each such notice may list as many offices as are then vacant. The
City Clerk shall provide a copy of each such notice to each member
of the City Council as soon as practicable.
A person's statement of interest in an office to be filled pursuant
to Section 74 of the Rochester City Charter shall be legible, shall
contain writing or printing on only one side of the paper, and shall
be 8.5 inches by 11 inches or smaller. The statement shall include
the person's name and address, a statement that he/she is 18 years
old or older, whether he/she is a registered voter, the ward in which
he/she resides, and such other information as he/she desires. The
City Clerk shall maintain a supply of forms to be used by those filing
such statements, and may also accept a statement on any other paper
that otherwise complies with this section.
When the Mayor intends to make a nomination to fill a vacancy pursuant to Section 74 of the Rochester City Charter, the Mayor shall so advise the City Clerk when preparing the agenda for the meeting at which such nomination shall be made. The City Clerk shall then provide to each member of the City Council a copy of each written statement received by the City Clerk pursuant to § 7-77 and pertaining to such vacancy. All statements filed with the City Clerk shall at all times be available for public inspection.
The chairperson of each board or committee whose members are appointed pursuant to Section 74 of the Rochester City Charter shall be responsible for reporting to the City Clerk all vacancies in the membership of that board or committee. Each such chairperson shall file with the City Clerk a written report of each such vacancy, whether arising by resignation, death or otherwise, as soon as practicable after learning of the vacancy. For the purpose of § 7-76 of this article, vacancies shall be deemed to exist upon the filing of such report, without further action of the City Council, the Mayor, the City Manager, or any other body or person.
