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Editor's Note: Traffic regulations, including parking, bus stops, one-way streets, etc. are not made in the City by ordinance but by order of the Board of Aldermen under MGL c. 40, § 22 (now by City Council Plan A form of government).
[Amended 1-25-1993]
A. 
Established; composition; organization; terms.
(1) 
There is established a Traffic Commission consisting of the Executive Director of the Springfield Parking Authority or his duly authorized representative; the Chief of the Fire Department or his duly deputized representative; the Chief of Police or his duly deputized representative; the Director of Public Works or his duly deputized representative; the City Solicitor or one of his assistants; three residents of the City, to be appointed by the Mayor; and one member of the City Council, to be appointed by the Mayor, who shall serve for the duration of his term of office unless sooner removed by the Mayor in accordance with law or ordinance.
(2) 
Each member of such Commission shall be entitled to one vote. The Traffic Commission shall annually elect a Chairman and Secretary from its own members, who shall serve in their respective offices until December 31 of the year in which they are elected and until their successors are elected and qualified. The Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Commission and the Secretary shall keep an accurate record of all meetings of the Commission and the actions taken therein. Five members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
B. 
Powers and duties.
(1) 
The Traffic Commission shall have the powers vested by law in the City Council to grant and issue licenses, as provided in Chapter 149, Buses, § 149-1, subject to the approval of the Mayor.
(2) 
Such Commission shall advise the City Council on matters relating to the regulation of street traffic, parking, parking meters, traffic accident prevention and traffic lights. It shall have such other powers or duties as provided by law or ordinance.
A. 
There shall be a Deputy Traffic Engineer appointed by the Traffic Engineer, in accordance with General Laws Chapter 31.
B. 
The Deputy Traffic Engineer shall have had, prior to his appointment, five years' experience in traffic engineering, one of which shall have been in a supervisory capacity.
C. 
The Deputy Traffic Engineer shall aid and assist the Traffic Engineer in the performance of all his duties.
D. 
His compensation shall be fixed by the City Council.