City Authority

The City Authority consists of the Mayor, Deputy Mayors, the City Authority Secretary and the employees of the City Authority. The various Departments which make up the City Authority are constituted by the City Council to deal with defined areas of activity. Within the Authority, other specialist units with titles other than Department (e.g. Section, Division, Office, Archive) also have the status of Departments. Legally the City Secretary performs the role of the employer of all City employees except those of the City Police Force.

The Secretary is responsible for managing employment law issues and human resources, managing and reviewing the work of employees, and coordinating the activities of individual Departments.

The Departments, managed by their Heads, are entrusted with carrying out tasks of state administration and local government.