[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:9A-1; Ord.
6 S+FJ (S-1), 7-16-1986; Ord. 6 S+FH, 12-1-1988; Ord. 6 S+FQ, 8-3-1994; Ord. 6PSF-F, 6-15-2016 § 4]
There shall be a Department of Engineering, the head of which
shall be the Director of Engineering. The Director's compensation
shall be such sum annually as shall be fixed by ordinance. The Department
shall consist of the following:
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:9A-2 [a]; Ord.
6PSF-F, 6-15-2014 § 4]
The Director shall, prior to his/her appointment, be qualified
by training or experience in the planning and execution of public
works and improvements. The Director's compensation shall be such
sum annually as shall be fixed by ordinance of the Council.
[R.O. 1966 C.S. § 2:9A-2 [b]; Ord.
6 S+FK, 1-22-1992; Ord. 6 S+FQ, 8-3-1994; Ord. 6 S+FB, 3-1-1995; Ord. 6 S+FX, 9-20-2000 § 1; Ord. 6PSF-F, 6-15-2016 § 4]
The Director, through the Divisions and otherwise, shall direct and supervise the functions and activities required for construction, alteration and repairs of public building improvements, surplus property, recreation facilities and support services such as security, engineering services, the functions and activities related to traffic regulation, design, planning and control, maintenance and repairs of traffic signals and traffic signs and markings, the issuance of permits authorized to be issued by the City pursuant to State law and local ordinance, except for such permits the application and fee for which are required by State Statute to be received by a particular official or office other than this Department where conditions governing such issuance have been met, and direct and supervise the Construction Official within the office of the Director of the Department of Engineering in accordance with the provision of Title VII State Uniform Construction Code Chapter 1, Section 7:1-2 of the Revised General Ordinances of the City of Newark. (2000).
In addition, the Newark Department of Engineering shall investigate
every street which is adjacent to a school and shall have installed
rumble strips on every street which is adjacent to a school, in such
locations as serve to maximize the safety of the children attending
each school. For purposes of this section, "school" means any institution
for instruction below the grade of colleges or universities, whether
maintained by private means for individual benefit or by government
as public schools.
The Director shall be responsible through the Office of Inspection
and Enforcement for the performance of inspections and enforce the
provisions of ordinances governing land use exclusive of the Uniform
Construction Code, Fire Safety Code and sanitary inspections.
The Director of the Department of Engineering shall be responsible
for creating and maintaining the "Official List of Persistent Housing.
Health and Fire Code Offenders".
a.
Definitions. A persistent offender shall be defined as a person,
firm, company or corporation which has been convicted in Newark Municipal
Court of four or more municipal housing, health or fire code violations.
b.
Publication of Names.
1.
The names of all persistent offenders, who are City residents, shall
be Published in the Star Ledger as a paid advertisement and placed
on the City of Newark's official web site, detailing the nature of
their conviction(s) and the penalty imposed.
