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MARTIN: Wouldn't that be qualifications of Department Heads? Could we • do it at that time? BESS: Okay. RAY: We can go ahead and finish up that entire discussion, and I guess the appropriate thing would be to see what language Chris could come up with in terms of job descriptions or possible authority, or do we all have our Charters here? Page 12, Managing Director. So under Powers, Duties and Functions, the Managing Director shall supervise the administrative functioning of all agencies except those under the direct supervision of the Mayor and if you look, directly, that puts Public Works, Parks and Rec, and Fire Department - So, on the Executive Branch, under the Mayor, you have Corporation Counsel, Department of Finance, Planning Department, R&D. MARTIN: point. Or even the Managing Director, comes under the Mayor at this RAY: Right. IRVINE: Yes, they do make a distinction, though, between the fine agencies and the staff agencies that the Managing Director is over. HERKES: Civil Service employees are under the Mayor. RAY: So, why don't we have our attorney look at some language, and do some research on that, and see what we can come up with. HERKES: On what? On the job description for the Managing Director? RAY: Right. HIGASHI: Not so much the job description as his area of responsibilities. IRVINE: Or his area of expertise. MARTIN: Is that what you wanted, Steve? Or what did you have in mind? BESS: I think there are two things. One is his qualifications, and to put that in the Charter, and to provide for a high degree of professionalism, and then two is his scope of authority. And, I'm not sure that handing it over to the attorney at this time - I mean, is everybody clear about what kind of scope of authority we want? Are we pretty much leaving that up to Chris? I think we ought to discuss that. RAY: Okay. • 23