§ 502. Composition, restrictions on creation of additional offices and departments.

The administrative services shall consist of the offices and departments enumerated in sections 503 and 504, provided that offices and departments may be created, merged or abolished by legislative act proposed by the county executive and passed by a majority plus one of the total number of county council members established by this Charter, with the total number of offices and departments being determined by budgetary requirements. Existing or additional duties and functions may, however, from time to time be assigned to or reassigned among existing offices or departments by directive of the county administrative officer or by legislative act of the county council. New bureaus or divisions of existing offices and departments shall not be created except by legislative act of the county council.

(Bill No. 84, 1978, § 1; approved by voters Nov. 7, 1978; effective Dec. 8, 1978; Bill No. 131, 1990, § 1; approved by voters Nov. 6, 1990; effective Dec. 7, 1990)