(1) Appoint, and when deemed necessary for the good of the service, lay off, suspend, demote, or remove, all directors, or heads of adminis

trative departments and all other administrative officers and employees of the City except as this Charter provides otherwise, subject to such merit-system regulations as the Council may adopt;

(2) Supervise and control, directly or indirectly, all administrative departments, agencies, officers, and employees whom the City Administrator appoints;

(3) Prepare a budget (including estimated revenues and proposed expenditures) annual and submit it to the Council, be responsible for budget administration after appropriations are made, and recommend to the Council any changes in the estimates and appropriations which the City Administrator deems desirable;

(4) Submit to the Council a report as of the end of the fiscal year on the finances and administrative activities of the City for the preceding year;

(5) Keep the Council advised of the financial condition and future needs of the City, and make such recommendations on matters of policy and other matters to the Council as may seem to the City Administrator desirable;

(6) Have such other powers, duties, and functions as this Charter may prescribe, and such powers, duties, and functions consistent with this Charter as the Council may prescribe.