§ 6.02 — General responsibilities enumerated

Sec. 6.02. - General responsibilities enumerated.

(a) Departmental functions generally. The department of public works shall be responsible for the design, engineering, construction, operation and maintenance of the city's public works projects involving and including all streets, sidewalks, alleys, bridges, sewers, lighting systems, flood-control devices, and the coordination of placement of other facilities in the public ways, including gas, electric, steam and water. Under the supervision of the director, the department's duties shall include: (b) Streets and bridges. (1) All matters relating to the design and engineering functions to be performed by the department of public works, involving streets, alleys, sidewalks and bridges. (2) All matters relating to the construction of public works' street and bridge projects including inspecting, advising and approving the construction of all such works. (3) The preparation and maintenance of the city's records dealing with streets, bridges and other public ways located within the city limits. (4) Responsibility for the maintenance of all public streets, sidewalks, alleys and bridges. (5) Responsibility for the control and usage of all public streets, sidewalks, alleys and bridges. (c) Traffic and lighting. (1) All matters relating to the design and engineering functions to be performed by the department of public works involving traffic control and lighting. (2) All matters relating to the construction of public works' traffic-control devices and lighting projects, including inspection, advising and approving the construction of all such works. (3) Responsibility for the design of all necessary traffic regulatory devices and signals. (4) Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of all necessary traffic regulatory devices and signals. (5) Responsibility for the operation and maintenance of the city's street and alley lighting systems. (6) Responsibility for the control and usage of all parts of the traffic-control system. (d) Sewers and utilities. (1) All matters relating to the design and engineering functions to be performed by the department of public works, involving sewers, flood control and drainage. (2) All matters relating to the construction of public works' sewers and related structural projects, including inspecting, advising and approving the construction of all such works, except waterworks. (3) Supervision of the placement of all utilities in the public streets or other public property, including water, gas, steam, electric, telephone and cable television. (4) Responsibility for the maintenance of all public sewers and other drainage facilities. (5) Responsibility for the control and usage of all public sewers and other drainage facilities. (6) Responsibility for the physical inspection and maintenance of flood-control devices. (7) Implementation of flood-control measures in cooperation with the emergency preparedness functions of the city and of other governmental agencies. (e) Solid waste and energy. (1) Responsibility for municipal solid waste collection and disposal systems and establishment of billing procedures therefor. (2) Regulation of the collection and removal of solid waste and the enforcement of all laws governing the storage, removal and handling of such solid waste within the city. (3) Coordination and administration of any assigned duties involved in the planning, construction and maintenance of solid waste disposal or resource reclamation facilities including cogeneration facilities or other energy-producing facilities within the city. (f) Equipment services. (1) Responsibility for the purchase, rental and repair of all equipment and vehicles belonging to the department of public works. (2) Responsibility for the purchase, rental and repair of all other assigned city equipment. (g) Municipal engineering. (1) Responsibility for the planning, design and construction of all assigned public works improvement projects. (2) Responsibility for the planning, design and construction of other assigned city improvement projects. (3) Responsibility for land surveying. (4) Responsibility for project management of all projects generated externally from public works, but involving more than one (1) line division of the department of public works.

(Ord 15-71, § 1, 12-9-15)