[Adopted 4-6-1970 as Art.
II of Ch. 5 of the 1970 Code]
The Superintendent of Public Works shall be:
A. A person who shall have had at least five years experience
as a licensed professional engineer or architect, building inspector, building
contractor or supervisor of building construction; and/or
B. A person who meets the current Civil Service Job Description
for the position of Department of Public Works Superintendent.
In the absence of the Superintendent of Public Works, or in the case
of the Superintendent's inability to act for any reason, the Village Board
shall have the power to designate a person to act on behalf of the Superintendent
of Public Works and to exercise all of the powers conferred upon him or her
by this chapter.
The Village Board may appoint other employees from time to time to carry
out the functions of the Building Department.
No officer or employee of the Building Department shall engage in any
activity not consistent with his or her duties or with the interests of the
Building Department, nor shall any officer or employee, during the term of
his or her employment, be engaged directly or indirectly in any building business,
in the furnishing of labor, materials or appliances for the construction,
alteration or maintenance of a building or the preparation of plans and specifications
thereof within the village, excepting only that this provision shall not prohibit
any employee from such activities in connection with the construction of the
building or structure owned by him or her.
No official or employee of the Building Department shall, while acting
pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, be personally liable for any damage
that may accrue to persons or property as the result of any act required or
permitted in the discharge of his or her official duties, provided that such
acts are performed in good faith and without gross negligence.
The Superintendent of Public Works may request and shall receive, so
far as may be necessary in the discharge of his or her duties, the assistance
and cooperation of the Police, Fire and Water Departments and of all other
municipal officials exercising any jurisdiction over the construction, use
or occupancy of buildings or the installment of equipment therein.
The Building Department, upon discovery of a violation of the Chapter
250, Zoning, shall serve upon the owner of the property which is in violation, written notice requiring the violation of the code to be cured within 10 days of the date of the notice, or be summoned to the Village Court. The Building Department shall have authority to grant reasonable extensions of this ten-day deadline, if the property owner exhibits good-faith efforts to cure the violation(s), and if the violation(s) do not threaten the health and/or safety of any person.