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Section 7 -1.4. Powers, Duties and Functions. The director of human resources shall be responsible for the human resources management program of the county with two distinct categories of duties. The major duties shall be in the areas of equal employment opportunities, personnel development, personnel deployment, personnel relations and personnel welfare including employee safety and workers' compensation. The secondary duties of the director shall be the administration of the civil service system and the maintenance of the aims and mechanics prescribed by statute. The director shall be the administrative head of the department of human resources and shall be responsible for the proper conduct of all the administrative affairs of the department and for the execution of the human resources management program prescribed by this charter, ordinances, laws and regulations. The merit appeals board shall function according to statute. The director shall provide technical and clerical staff services to the board. (1979, Prop. 13; 2000, Prop. 6, sec. 2; 2006, Ord. No. 06 -60, sec. 2.) Section 7 -1.5. Position Classification Plan; Compensation. Except as otherwise provided by law or this charter, all positions in the service of the county shall be classified within a position classification plan, and all persons holding such positions shall be compensated as provided by the compensation law of the state. Section 7 -1.6. Administrative Supervision. The department of human resources shall come under the general supervision and control of the mayor. (1979, Prop. 13; 2006, Ord. No. 06 -60, sec. 2.) CHAPTER 2 POLICE DEPARTMENT Section 7 -2.1. Organization. There shall be a police department consisting of a police commission, a chief of police, a deputy chief of police, and the necessary staff. (1990, Prop. 3, sec. 1.) Section 7 -2.2. Police Commission. (a) The police commission shall consist of nine members. One member- shall be a resident of each council district. The members shall be appointed by the mayor and confirmed by the council in the manner prescribed in Section 13 -4. (b) Statement of policy. It is hereby declared to be the purpose of this chapter of the charter to establish in the county a system of law enforcement which shall be based on due regard for the constitutional rights of all persons, which shall promote the highest possible degree of mutual respect between law enforcement officers and the people of the county and which shall provide for the expeditious apprehension of those who violate the law. in order that these purposes may be achieved, the police department shall be operated in accordance with the following: (1) Standards of recruitment shall be designed to attract into the service persons with high degrees of education, intelligence and personal stability. 24