There is created the office of Street Superintendent,
an executive office of the City of Lexington. The Street Superintendent
shall be appointed by the Mayor, by and with the advice and consent
of the City Council.
A.
The Street Superintendent shall have charge of the
improvement, repair, and cleaning of all streets, and the street crossings
in the City except where other parties have contracted with the City
to do the same, but no improvements or repairs, except where actually
necessary, shall be made by him/her without the order of the Aldermen.
B.
The Street Superintendent shall at all times, under
the direction of the Aldermen, cause the streets, where needed, to
be cleaned and the gutters opened, and so far as practicable keep
them in that condition.
C.
The Street Superintendent may, by the authority of
the Aldermen, purchase needed tools, implements or materials for the
use of the City in his/her department. He/She shall cause all tools
and implements belonging to his/her department to be legibly marked
or branded with the letters "C of L" and shall cause them to be properly
housed, yarded or kept and protected from the weather when not in
use.
D.
He/She shall keep a correct list of all tools, implements,
materials, and other property in his/her charge, belonging to the
City, and he/she shall also keep a plain, detailed, and accurate account
of all the expenditures made under his/her supervision, specifying
to whom and for what purpose expenditures were made.
E.
The Street Superintendent shall, as far as practicable,
see that the street crossings are kept clean and free from mud and
rubbish.
The Street Superintendent shall cause all ordinances
in relation to the City's streets and alleys to be enforced (by reporting
all violations thereof to the Mayor or Police Department); the Superintendent
shall carry into effect all such orders, general or special, as he/she
may receive from the Council, the Mayor, and the Committee on Streets
and Alleys.
The Street Superintendent, under the direction
of the Mayor and Committee on Streets and Alleys, shall from time
to time examine the street/alley system of the City and report the
condition to the Council and recommend such improvements or repairs
as he/she may deem necessary.
The Street Superintendent may be assisted by
such subordinate employees as the Council may authorize. In addition,
with the authority of the Council, the Superintendent may employ such
number of laborers as shall be necessary for maintaining and repairing
the streets/alleys at such wages as may be fixed by the Council. He/She
shall keep a correct account of their time.
