[CC 1990 App. C ยงย 300.015]
There is established in the Police Department of each City adopting
this ordinance a Traffic Division to be under the control of an Officer
of Police appointed by and directly responsible to the Chief of Police.
[CC 1990 App. C ยงย 300.020]
The Traffic Division with such aid as may be rendered by other
members of the Police Department shall enforce the street traffic
regulations of the City and all of the State vehicle laws applicable
to street traffic in the City, to make arrests for traffic violations,
to investigate accidents and to cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer
and other officers of the City in the administration of the traffic
laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions
and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the Division
by this Chapter and the traffic ordinances of the City.
[CC 1990 App. C ยงย 300.040]
The Traffic Division shall maintain a suitable system of filing
traffic accident reports alphabetically by location. Such reports
shall be available for the use and information of the City Traffic
Engineer.
[CC 1990 App. C ยงย 300.060]
A.ย
The Office Of The City Traffic Engineer Is Established. The City
Engineer or other designated City Official shall serve as City Traffic
Engineer in addition to his/her other functions and shall exercise
the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this
Chapter.
B.ย
The City Traffic Engineer shall determine the installation and proper
timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, conduct engineering
and analyses of traffic accidents and devise remedial measures, conduct
engineering investigation of traffic conditions, plan the operation
of traffic on the streets and highways of the City and cooperate with
other City Officials in the development of ways and means to improve
traffic conditions and carry out the additional powers and duties
imposed by ordinances of the City.
[CC 1990 App. C ยงย 300.065]
A.ย
The Chief of Police by and with the approval of the City Traffic
Engineer is hereby empowered to make regulations necessary to make
effective the provisions of the traffic ordinances of the City and
to make and enforce temporary or experimental regulations to cover
emergencies or special conditions. No such temporary or experimental
regulation shall remain in effect for more than ninety (90) days.
B.ย
The City Traffic Engineer may test traffic control devices under
actual conditions of traffic.
