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housing projects;adequate drainage facilities and control;air pollution;and such other <br /> matter as may, in the council's judgment, be beneficial to the social, economic, and <br /> governmental conditions and trends and shall be designed to assure the coordinated <br /> development of the county and to promote the general welfare and prosperity of its <br /> people. <br /> (a) The council shall enact zoning, subdivision, and such other ordinances which <br /> shall contain the necessary provisions to carry out the purpose of the general plan. <br /> (b) No public improvement or project,or subdivision or zoning ordinance,shall be <br /> initiated or adopted unless the same conforms to and implements the general plan. <br /> (c) Amendments to the general plan may be initiated by the council or the planning <br /> director.. <br /> Section 3-17. Mandatory Program Review. At least once every four years, the <br /> council shall critically review every program supported wholly or partially by county <br /> funds, and unless the council shall favorably authorize its continuation at current.or <br /> modified levels, the program shall be terminated. The council shall adopt procedures <br /> and details to implement this section. <br /> ARTICLE IV <br /> EXECUTIVE BRANCH <br /> GENERAL PROVISIONS <br /> Section 4-1. Executive Power.The executive power of the county shall be vested in <br /> and exercised by the executive branch,which shall be headed by the mayor,except as <br /> otherwise provided by this charter. <br /> Section 4-2. Organization.The activities under the direction and supervision of the <br /> mayor shall be distributed among such agencies established by this charter or as may be <br /> established by ordinance of the county council. New functions may be assigned by the <br /> mayor to existing agencies. <br /> Section 4-3. Appointment by Mayor. Each agency shall be administered by an <br /> officer appointed by the mayor, except as otherwise provided by this charter. <br /> Section 4-4.Advisory Commissions.The mayor may appoint advisory commissions. <br /> Members of such advisory commissions shall serve for a period of time not to exceed,or <br /> exist beyond, the term of office of the mayor, except as otherwise provided by this <br /> • charter. The members of advisory commissions shall not receive compensation; <br /> however their authorized expenses shall be paid from funds of the agency affected by <br /> the commission. Advisory commissions shall have no employees, but the mayor shall <br /> cause the employees of the agency concerned to furnish such services as may be needed <br /> by the commissions. <br /> Section 4-5. Powers and Duties of Agency Heads. Subject to the provisions of this <br /> charter,the administrative heads of each agency or executive agency of the county shall <br /> have the power to: <br /> (a) Appoint and remove a deputy or assistant and a private secretary and such <br /> positions shall be exempt from civil service laws and classifications. No such <br /> appointment shall be made unless the positions have been created and appropriations <br /> therefor have been made by the council. <br /> (b) Appoint necessary staff for which appropriations have been made by the council. <br /> (c) Take all personnel actions including the assignment or reassignment of duties to <br /> employees within the salary ordinance; provided, that if such assignment or reassign- <br /> ment of duties shall affect the compensation of the employees, written approval must <br /> first be obtained from the mayor and a report thereon must be submitted to the council <br /> within thirty days. <br /> (d) Supervise the performance of duties by all employees. <br /> (e) Except as otherwise provided by this charter and subject to the approval of the <br /> mayor, prescribe such rules as are necessary for the organization and internal admini- <br /> 6 <br />