5501.04 Department divisions - deputy directors. - Ohio Statutes

5501.04 Department divisions - deputy directors.

The following divisions are hereby established in the department of transportation:

(A) The division of business services;

(B) The division of engineering policy;

(C) The division of finance;

(D) The division of human resources;

(E) The division of information technology;

(F) The division of multi-modal planning and programs;

(G) The division of project management;

(H) The division of equal opportunity.

The director of transportation shall distribute the duties, powers, and functions of the department among the divisions of the department.

Each division shall be headed by a deputy director, whose title shall be designated by the director, and shall include those other officers and employees as may be necessary to carry out the work of the division. The director shall appoint the deputy director of each division, who shall be in the unclassified civil service of the state and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The director shall supervise the work of each division and shall be responsible for the determination of general policies in the performance of the duties, powers, and functions of the department and of each division. The director shall have complete executive charge of the department, shall be responsible for the organization, direction, and supervision of the work of the department and the performance of the duties, powers, and functions assigned to each division, and may establish necessary administrative units therein. The deputy director of each division, with the approval of the director and subject to Chapter 124. of the Revised Code, shall appoint the necessary employees of the division and may remove such employees for cause.

The division of equal opportunity shall ensure that minority groups and all groups protected by state and federal civil rights laws are afforded equal opportunity to be recruited, trained, and work in the employment of or on projects of the department of transportation, and to participate in contracts awarded by the department. The director of transportation each year shall report to the governor and the general assembly on the division’s activities and accomplishments.

Amended by 128th General Assembly File No. 9, HB 1, § 101.01, eff. 10/16/2009.

Effective Date: 06-30-1999