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167.03 SALARIES. The salary range for the Director of the Department of Human Resources as well as other employees of the Department shall be determined by Council. The specific salary for the Director shall be determined by the Mayor and the specific salaries for the employees within the Department shall be determined by the Director. 167.04 POWERS AND DUTIES. The Department of Human Resources shall have the following responsibilities which may from time to time be added to or diminished by the Mayor and/or Council: (a) Personnel. (1) The Director shall recommend, evaluate, and participate in Staff Development for the City. She or he shall coordinate recruitment efforts with directors and division heads, accept resumes and applications, interview and assist with the financial decision process. The Director shall develop a master employment application form which shall be used in all departments containing vital information necessary to administer the personnel records of the City. The Director shall also maintain a file of such records, which file shall include for each employee, evaluations, rewards, disciplinary actions, commendations and any other correspondence or pertinent information that may from time to time come to the attention of the Director with respect to any specific employee. (2) The Director shall assist directors and division heads in carrying out their responsibilities on personnel matters. The Director shall establish a uniform system of maintaining accurate records for all employees dealing with the use and accumulation of sick leave, vacation time and personal holidays. (3) The Director shall be responsible for the administration and coordination of all employee benefits for all departments within the City. The Director shall be the City's Privacy Officer per Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA) regulations. (4) The Director shall be responsible for maintaining all records for the processing of claims for Workers' Compensation and unemployment compensation. He or she shall, when it is appropriate, appear before the State agencies responsible for Workers' Compensation and unemployment compensation, representing the City's interest relative to claims made for unemployment and Workers' Compensation. (b) Eaual Employment Opportunity The Director shall be responsible for maintaining any and all records with respect to the compliance by all departments regarding both employment and contracts with the City with equal employment opportunity requirements of both the State and Federal Government. (c) Affirmative Action Policies. The Director shall be responsible for continually monitoring, revising and enforcing the City's affirmative action policies. As such, he or she shall be considered to be the