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Editor's Note: Former Section 115.310, City Engineer —
Appointment — Compensation, was repealed 1-25-2021 by Ord. No.
4417. Additionally Section 12 of Ord. No. 4417 states that any and
all references to the "City Engineer" found elsewhere in City documents
or policies shall be determined to be synonymous with the "Public
Works Director" unless otherwise formally amended by the Board of
Aldermen or other appropriate body.
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Editor's Note: Former Section 115.310, City Engineer —
Duties, was repealed 1-25-2021 by Ord. No. 4417.
[CC 1989 §2-117.1; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996]
The office of Director of Public Works for the City is hereby
created. For purposes of this Code, such office shall be referred
to as "Director of Public Works".
[CC 1989 §2-117.2; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996]
The Director of Public Works shall be appointed pursuant to Section 115.260(A)(4)(e) of the Code.
[CC 1989 §2-117.3; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996; Ord. No. 4417, 1-25-2021]
The Director of Public Works shall be at least twenty-one (21)
years of age and shall be chosen solely on the basis of education,
experience, and executive and administrative qualifications. He/she
must be a registered professional engineer in the State or reciprocal
State and maintain license in good standing for the duration of employment.
[CC 1989 §2-117.4; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996]
The Director of Public Works shall receive such compensation
as shall be fixed by ordinance. The Director of Public Works shall
be entitled to fringe benefits as may be provided by ordinance.
[CC 1989 §2-117.5; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996; Ord. No. 4417, 1-25-2021]
The Director of Public Works shall devote full-time to the performance
of the duties of his/her office, and he/she shall not be otherwise
employed.
[CC 1989 §2-117.6; Ord. No. 2002 §2, 10-28-1996; Ord. No. 4417, 1-25-2021]
A.
The
Director of Public Works shall be responsible for the administration
and management of the City Public Works Department. He/she shall supervise
the technical and clerical staff and any consultants of the department
subject to the direction and supervision of the City Administrator.
To that end, he/she shall have the following additional duties and
powers:
1.
Supervise, organize and perform activities relative to review and
approval or disapproval of applications for various types of City
permits and field inspections required to ensure that new construction
is in compliance with City requirements; evaluate and recommend projects
to be undertaken by the department; develop design specifications,
supervise the contract award process, monitor the work performed for
the City by outside contractors, and perform other required duties.
2.
Supervise the work of staff and contractors in the performance of
duties relative to maintenance and improvement of the City's properties,
maintenance and repair of City streets and sidewalks, maintenance
of traffic control signs and markers, snow and ice control programs,
and other required duties.
3.
Be responsible for managing, controlling and reporting on the financial
status of the Public Works Department. Duties include development
of the annual budget, control of actual expenditures against the budget,
and periodic reporting to the City Administrator as to the department's
financial position.
5.
Report on a regular basis to the City Administrator regarding status
of activities and attend regularly scheduled department head staff
meetings and other meetings as requested.
6.
Perform all other related duties as assigned.
[Code 1975 §4.14(3); CC §1989 §2-118]
The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Board of Aldermen,
may appoint a consulting engineer who shall perform such duties as
may be provided by ordinance, and the consulting engineer may perform
the ministerial functions of the City Engineer. The compensation of
the consulting engineer shall be fixed by appropriate action of the
Board of Aldermen.
