Head of office

Head of office , according to the Prussian district order of December 13, 1872 for the eastern provinces of the police officer, who is set over an administrative district (see d.). The same administers in particular the safety, order, morals, health, servants, ...

See also: On today's office as an organizational form of local self-government: Office (municipal law)

In today's local government, the head of the office is only (again) used in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Schleswig-Holstein . In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the term refers to the Head of Office Administration , the Chairman of both the Office Committee is. In Schleswig-Holstein, this depends on the question of whether it is an honorary or a full-time office. In an honorary office, the head of office is also the chairman of the office committee and at the same time head of administration. Since this is an honorary position, he is supported and represented in administrative management by the (full-time) senior administrative officer. In a full-time office, the head of office is only the chairman of the office committee, the administration is carried out by an office director elected by the office committee .

The 535 tax offices in Germany (direct state administration) are also headed by chiefs.

At the Deutsche Bundespost , the larger post offices (also known as post offices with administrative services) were headed by a head of department. Smaller post offices run by a manager could also be subordinate to such a post office. Likewise, the telecommunication offices , the telecommunication offices , the postal savings bank offices and the postal check offices (later called post office giro offices) were headed by chiefs.

A more modern term is authority manager .