A Traffic Division shall be set up within the Department of Public
Works consisting of four staff. The Traffic Division shall include
a sign painter and letterer and three spray painters and road markers.
The staff and equipment of this Division shall be stationed at the
City garage and shall come under the supervision and jurisdiction
of Commissioner of Public Works and the Committee on the Department
of Public Works.
Established within Department of Public Works. There shall be established
within the Department of Public Works a Division of Vehicular Maintenance,
the function of which shall be the maintenance, repair and overhaul
of all automotive vehicles, construction vehicles and equipment and
materials handling equipment of the Department of Public Works, the
Police Department, and such other departments as shall be assigned
to the Division by the Municipal Council and to supervise the operation
of such vehicles as are assigned to the Division for care.
The Division shall be managed and supervised by a Supervisor of Vehicular
Maintenance who shall be appointed by the Municipal Council for a
term of three years. The Supervisor of Vehicular Maintenance must
possess a Massachusetts Class II motor vehicle operator's license,
or such equivalent license as shall be issued by another state.
To plan, assign, schedule, and supervise duties and work assignments
of all personnel employed by the Division of Vehicular Maintenance
or assigned to the Division by the Commissioner of Public Works, the
Municipal Council, or their designees.
To assist the Commissioner of Public Works, the Mayor, and the
Municipal Council in the preparation of a budget for the Division,
in the preparation of specifications for the procurement of materials,
services, and equipment necessary to vehicular maintenance, and in
hiring and evaluation of personnel.
To administer such personnel services of the Division of Vehicular
Maintenance as vacation and sick leave, performance evaluation, disciplinary
actions, promotion, hiring, equal employment opportunity and affirmative
action regulations, in-house training, evaluation of training needs,
and safety regulations.