DEPARTMENT OF WATER

Fort Worth City Code ch. 2, art. IV, div. 16

in effect

Fort Worth City Code § 2-150 ESTABLISHED.

§ 2-150 ESTABLISHED. There is hereby established a waterworks department which shall also be known as the department of water, which department, under the supervision of the director of the water department, shall be responsible for planning, constructing, operating and maintaining water and sanitary sewerage systems serving the city and such others as the city council may approve and direct. The department shall be under the supervision of the director of the water department, who shall be appointed by the city manager. The salary of the director shall be in accordance with the compensation plan of the city. (Ord. 24030-02-2020, § 17, passed 2-4-2020)

Fort Worth City Code § 2-151 DUTIES.

§ 2-151 DUTIES. Such responsibility of the water department shall include, but not be limited to, engineering for the planning, design and construction of water and sewer facilities; developing programs for expenditures for capital improvements of such water and sewerage systems; providing for establishment of appropriate business procedures, personnel and equipment to ensure adequate record keeping, billing and collection of charges for services rendered; developing rate structures for services rendered to ensure adequate revenue for the full financing of all necessary expenses of carrying out all water department responsibilities; providing personnel, equipment and material as necessary to conduct, reconstruct, operate and maintain water and sanitary sewer systems' piping, pumping and treating facilities; and such other undertakings as may be deemed appropriate by the city council. (Ord. 24030-02-2020, § 17, passed 2-4-2020)

Fort Worth City Code § 2-152 APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES.

§ 2-152 APPOINTMENT OF EMPLOYEES. In accordance with established personnel procedures and as provided by the city budget, the director of water shall have the power to appoint, employ and remove such officers, assistants, employees and personnel as he or she may deem necessary for the efficient administration of the affairs of the department of water and to prescribe and fix their duties and scope of authority within the budget approved by the city council. (Ord. 24030-02-2020, § 17, passed 2-4-2020)

Source: City of Fort Worth, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Zoning Ordinance (American Legal Publishing, codelibrary.amlegal.com)URL: https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/ftworth/latest/ftworth_tx/0-0-0-1498Fetched: 10/26/2026