§ 2-1. Office created; duties.

(a) Created.

The City Council Office of Financial Review is hereby abolished and there is hereby created the Office of Council Services.

(b) Duties.

It is the function of this Office:

(1) to analyze the City's budget and make recommendations thereon to the City Council, including both operating and capital budgets, revenues, taxation, and related matters;

(2) to conduct studies of the organization and inter-relationships of the several departments, commissions, boards, and agencies of the City government;

(3) to make recommendations on maximizing economy and efficiency in government;

(4) to analyze legislation pending before the City Council;

(5) to provide staff assistance to committees of the City Council; and

(6) to provide such other assistance to the City Council and its committees as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of the City Council.