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(a) Appoint and remove a deputy or assistant and a private secretary and such positions shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. No such appointment shall be made unless the positions have been created and appropriations therefor have been made by the council. (b) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council. (c) Take all personnel actions including the assignment or reassignment of duties to employees within the salary ordinance; provided, that if such assignment or reassignment of duties shall affect the compensation of the employees, written approval must first be obtained from the mayor and a report thereon must be submitted to the council within thirty days. (d) Supervise the performance of duties by all employees. (e) Except as otherwise provided by this charter and subject to the approval of the mayor, prescribe such rules as are necessary for the organization and internal administration of the agency. (f) Perform such duties as are prescribed by this charter and such other duties as may be assigned by the mayor and managing director. (2000, Prop. 2, sec. 4; 2010, Prop. 7, sec. 8.) ARTICLE V EXECUTIVE BRANCH THE MAYOR AND STAFF AGENCIES CHAPTER 1 MAYOR Section 5 -1.1. Election and Term of Office. The mayor shall be elected for a term of four years which term shall commence at twelve o'clock meridian on the first Monday of December following the election. (1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1.) Section 5 -1.2. Qualifications. Any citizen of the United States of America who has been a duly qualified elector of the county for at least one year immediately preceding the election as mayor shall be eligible for the office of mayor. The mayor may serve for more than two terms of office but shall not serve for more than two consecutive full terms of office. (1979, Prop. 13; 1990, Prop. 14, sec. 1.) Section 5 -1.3. Powers, Duties and Functions. The mayor shall be the chief executive officer of the county vested with all the executive powers of the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter. The mayor shall have the power to: (a) Through the managing director supervise and coordinate all executive agencies of the county, except as otherwise provided by this charter. (b) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council. All positions in the mayor's office shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. 10