PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT AND DUTIES

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, ch. 1

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Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 100 Definitions.

Section 100. - Definitions. A. Director. Unless otherwise specified, for purposes of this title "Director" shall mean the duly appointed Director of Public Works and/or his designated representative. B. City Engineer. For all purposes of the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa, "City Engineer" shall mean the duly appointed Director of Public Works and/or his designated representative; and the Director of Public Works or his designated representative shall perform the duties assigned to the City Engineer in the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa and in the statutes of the state of Oklahoma. (Ord. No. 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 101 Public Works Department.

Section 101. - Public Works Department. There is hereby created a Public Works Department of the City of Tulsa whose responsibilities shall include engineering, management of waterworks and sewerage, stormwater management, solid waste management, transportation, street maintenance, traffic engineering, protective inspections, facilities maintenance and such other responsibilities as may be assigned to the department. (Ord. No. 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 102 Office of Director of Public Works.

Section 102. - Office of Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works shall be a registered professional engineer under the laws of the state of Oklahoma and qualified to practice the profession of engineering within the state. The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall be in charge of the Public Works Department with the power and authority to hire such assistants as he may deem necessary for the efficient operation of the Department and to suspend or discharge any such assistants, all subject to the provisions of the Charter of the City of Tulsa. (Ord. Nos. 3967, 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 103 Duties of the Director of Public Works.

Section 103. - Duties of the Director of Public Works. The Director of Public Works shall perform such duties as may be required of him by the laws of the state of Oklahoma and the Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa, and he shall perform such other duties in the various departments of the City government as may be assigned to him. It shall be the duty of the Director to inform himself concerning all provisions of the Charter and Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa directly affecting the operation and duties of the Public Works Department; the repair and improvement of all streets, alleys and public grounds; the maintenance and operation of public buildings and grounds; the building, electrical, plumbing, boiler, mechanical and other codes and regulations governing private construction and operation; the street lighting system; the design and construction of storm sewers; the design, construction, extension, improvement, management, maintenance and operation of the waterworks and sewerage systems; the management of solid waste; and the management of stormwater drainage, as specified in the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa. It shall be the duty of the Director of Public Works to establish all street, sidewalk and alley grades; to prepare the plans, estimates and specifications for all public improvements and to supervise their construction, except where such duties are otherwise designated by Charter or Ordinance; to inspect the installation of all sidewalks, driveways and other improvements upon public streets and alleys and property; to supervise the management of stormwater drainage, solid waste and the waterworks and sewerage systems of the City as specified in the Revised Ordinances of the City of Tulsa; to make such investigations, studies and reports as may be authorized; to give technical advice and assistance to all departments of the City government; and to make records in his office available for information to the public. (Ord. Nos. 5735, 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 104 Records.

Section 104. - Records. It shall be the duty of the Director to provide in his office and make available for public information the following records: A. A map or maps with supporting documents showing the location, size, elevations and other pertinent data relative to the existing storm sewer system of the City; B. Copies of the survey, plans, profiles, specifications and estimates of all public improvements under his jurisdiction; and C. The record of all datum planes, street grades, sidewalk grades, elevations and the surveys of all streets, alleys, avenues and other real estate belonging to the City. (Ord. Nos. 5735, 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 105 Monuments and bench marks.

Section 105. - Monuments and bench marks. In the course of establishing land lines and elevations in the construction of public works, and at such other times as he may deem advisable, the Director shall install permanent monuments accurately marking or referencing the location of land lines and intersections thereof, construct permanent bench marks accurately determining the elevations thereof, and record and make available in his office for information to the public all data relative to such monuments and bench marks. (Ord. No. 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 106 Interference with public works functions.

Section 106. - Interference with public works functions. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere or to permit any person or thing to interfere in any way whatsoever with the Director or his assistants while they are engaged in work pertaining to their offices, or to remove, tear down, obliterate or permit the removal, tearing down or obliteration of any stakes, markers, corner stones, bench marks, monuments or other things placed within the corporate limits of the City by the Director or his representatives. (Ord. Nos. 204, 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 107 Duties in laying tracks.

Section 107. - Duties in laying tracks. No street car, interurban or railway track shall be laid upon, over or across any street, alley or public place in the City, and no portion of any street, alley or public place, which is traversed or crossed by any track or tracks which is required by law, franchise or grant to be paved by the owner or owners of such track or tracks, shall be paved, except under the supervision and direction of the Director and in accordance with plans and specifications of the City. (Ord. No. 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 108 Right of entry.

Section 108. - Right of entry. The Director and his assistants shall have the right, as allowed by law, to enter in and upon any grounds or premises within the City for the purpose of investigating any matter within the scope of the duties of the department. (Ord. Nos. 47, 17285)

Tulsa Revised Ordinances tit. 11, § 109 Penalty.

Section 109. - Penalty. Unless otherwise provided herein, any person violating any of the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of an offense and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00), including costs, for each and every separate offense. Each day a violation is continued shall constitute a separate offense. (Ord. Nos. 16530, 17285)

Source: City of Tulsa, Revised Ordinances and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/ok/tulsa/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT11PUWODE_CH1PUWODEDUFetched: 10/28/2026