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of•,,aybalancnt point between the Mayor and these others. I <br /> can understand you putting these departments together. To <br /> consolidate the operation of the administration of it but. . . <br /> MR. ZUZA Kmy. Well , you see, they are now <br /> under the Mayor. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE : That ' s right. <br /> MR. ZUZA.K_: 5 So we haven ' t removed them from <br /> /the Mayor. <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: You haven ' t removed the532depart- <br /> ment from under the Mayor but what I am saying is this that if <br /> you are removing the commission from that particular department <br /> . . .the commission is usually looked at. . .it doesn ' t go ahead <br /> and rubber stamp. . .I would beg to differ with you on the <br /> suggestion that was made earlier about the liquor commission <br /> just rubber stamping what staff has said. I don ' t think it <br /> was meant in that manner. I believe what came out at that <br /> particular time was that was that. . .the question was® . .I believe <br /> I asked the question of the executive secretary how he could <br /> work with this. And he felt that the commissionwasn ' t <br /> necessary because he was meeting once a month to oversee <br /> matters and that he was in more in contact with the Mayor on <br /> a darilybasj;s� �f I. ,think that is true of any department head <br /> What I am getting is that if you look at a <br /> comfli ssion, it doesn ' t necessarily rubber stamp the desires of <br /> the Mayor. Theyi continuously change things around and move <br /> their own particular way. It ' s' just' a balance that I think is <br /> necessary. <br /> MR. ZUZAK: J But most of the function is that <br /> of election of the person to head that departments police, <br /> water, liquor. That ,is the basic function of the commission <br /> and the Mayor has no-�•; authority.. or) charge over •thy&1 in the <br /> approval or removal of that person-except recommendation , as <br /> we understand. This would , in effect , go beyond that to the <br /> extent that the person who was placed in charge of the depart- <br /> ment vesponsP1e?1`for those thsang'sl`would be approved by the <br /> County Council . At the present time, they are not approved <br /> by the County Council and this is what we are trying to do <br /> with respect to creating a measure of control . <br /> MR. SCHUTTE: Are you suggesting that we <br /> combine the legislative and the administrative portion of this? <br /> MR. . ZUZA.Ko •:- No, sir, what I 'm saying is that <br /> they approve. The County Council approves the department head. <br /> :At the present moment, , the County Coiincil approves only two <br /> department heads® One is the department of planning and the <br /> other is the corporation counsel. The department of public <br /> • works ; the department of parks and recreation ; the department <br /> of finance and so forth are appointed by the Mayor and can be <br /> replaced by the Mayor; the council never has a voice in it. <br /> - 13 - <br />