[Adopted 5-17-1993 as §§ 2.36.010 to 2.36.030 of the 1993 Code]
The Mayor shall annually on or before the first Monday in February appoint the Commissioner of Public Works who shall hold office for one year from the first Monday in February of the year of his appointment and until his successor is appointed.
The branch of public works shall be under the supervision and control of the Commissioner of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: See Ch. 5, Administration, § 5-7, Branch of public works.
A. 
The Commissioner of Public Works shall have supervision, direction and control of the construction, alteration, repair, care and lighting of streets, ways, sidewalks and public bridges. He shall have supervision and control of the construction, alteration, care and repair of public buildings, except that the care and repair of all school buildings shall remain under the control of the School Committee, and the care of the Thomas Crane Public Library under the control of the Board of Trustees of such library.
[Amended 6-1-2020 by Order No. 2020-012]
B. 
The Commissioner shall have supervision, direction and control of the construction, alteration, repair and care of the public sewers and drains and shall have charge of the collection of garbage, ashes and rubbish.
C. 
He shall have full supervision, direction and control of the Sewer, Water and Drain Department. Any reference in this Code to the former Water Department, Sewer Division or Drain Unit of the Highway Division will be deemed to read "Sewer, Water and Drain Department."
D. 
He shall in general, except as otherwise provided by the City Charter, have exclusively the powers and may be subject to the duties, liabilities and penalties which may, by law, be given to or imposed upon road commissioners.
E. 
The Commissioner of Public Works shall have the right to charge dumping fees in accordance with rates established by the Commissioner to be charged to all people using any dumping ground or sanitary landfill operation operated by the City of Quincy or operated under contract with the City of Quincy. No fee shall be charged to a Quincy homeowner who brings his rubbish, refuse or other debris to the dump and no fee shall be charged to the contractor who picks up the rubbish for the City of Quincy under contract with the City of Quincy. All fees for dumping shall be turned over to the City Treasurer.