§ 9. Authority Over Offices, Departments and Agencies.  


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  • The Board of Commissioners by ordinance may create, change, and abolish offices, departments, agencies, or commissions established or not specifically established by this Charter. The Board of Commissioners by ordinance may assign and delegate additional functions or duties to offices, departments, agencies, or commissions established by this Charter or otherwise, but may not discontinue or assign or delegate to any office, department, agency, or commission any function or duty specifically assigned by this Charter to a particular office, department, agency, or commission. In the creation, assignment, and delegation of duties the Board of Commissioners shall at all times reserve for itself the final decision on all policy and legislative matters and shall reserve for itself supervisory power over all offices, departments, agencies, or commissions established either by the Charter or by the Commissioners pursuant to this Charter.