[Rev. Ord.
No. 12, § 1, 10-21-1912]
The office of Street Commissioner is hereby created.
[Rev. Ord. No. 12 § 3, 10-21-1912]
The person appointed to the office of Street Commissioner shall
possess a thorough and practical knowledge of the latest and most
approved methods of street improvement, and of the work and material
required and tools used in the opening, widening, grading, guttering
and paving of streets, alleys and sidewalks, and also a practical
knowledge of the work to be done and material used in the construction
of drains, sewers, culverts and bridges. He shall be sober and industrious,
a qualified voter of the City and during his term of office shall
reside therein.
[Rev. Ord. No. 12, § 5, 10-21-1912; Ord. No. 2009-19 § I, 4-14-2009]
A. It shall be the duty of the Street Commissioner to superintend the
construction of all public works ordered by the City Council, to make
out the plans, specifications and estimates for such public work as
may be required by the Council, to perform engineering ordered by
the City Council and to employ such labor as may be necessary and
oversee the same.
B. He shall personally superintend and direct all the labor required
to be done in the opening, widening, grading, guttering, paving or
other improvement of any street, alley, City installed sidewalk or
thoroughfare of the City.
C. He shall give his personal attention to and direct the labor employed
in the construction of any building, bridge, culvert, drain or sewer
or in the improvement of any public place, whenever required by ordinance
or resolution of the Council.
D. He is hereby authorized to make such repairs on the streets and alleys
of the City as may be immediately necessary for the safety and convenience
of the public.
E. He shall see that all streets, alleys, gutters, drains and sewers
are kept free from obstructions and in a clean conditions.
F. He shall, when in the course of his duties, observe any accumulation of snow, ice, mud, filth, debris or other offensive matter or anything calculated to impede the free and unobstructed passage of pedestrians on public sidewalks, notify the Nuisance Enforcement Officer and request enforcement of City ordinance, Chapter
23, Sections
23-2 and
23-3 to eliminate such obstructions.
G. He shall have general supervision over the streets, alleys and public
places of the City and recommend to the Council from time to time
any necessary improvements therein.
H. He shall report to the City Engineer/Building Inspector, for his
information and action, any sidewalk/s in the City that are not kept
in good condition and repair.
[Rev. Ord. No. 12, § 7, 10-21-1912]
The Street Commissioner shall keep an accurate and itemized
account of all purchases made by him, and of all services rendered
by those in his employ or under his control, and shall certify to
the correctness of all accounts for purchases made by him.
[Rev. Ord. No. 12, § 8, 10-21-1912]
The Street Commissioner shall have the care and custody of all
tools, machinery, implements and other property of the City, or those
under his control in the performance of his duties, and shall be held
responsible for their loss and abuse.