[Amended 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-02; 2-13-2023 by Ord. No. O-23-01]
There is hereby created a Department of Public Works. The Director
of the Department of Public Works shall be the Business Administrator.
He shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of
Council until appointment and qualification of a successor. Within
the Department of Public Works there shall be a Division of Streets,
a Division of Sanitation, a Division of Buildings, a Division of Vehicle
Maintenance and a Division of Parks and Playgrounds and Community
Activities. The Director of Public Works shall be the head of each
division and shall be subject to the direction and supervision of
the Mayor and shall be responsible for the proper and efficient conduct
of all public works functions of the Township government and shall
supervise and direct the work that the Public Works Department performs.
He shall receive such compensation as shall be fixed, from time to
time, by a general salary ordinance.
The Division of Streets shall be responsible for:
A.
Administering Township ordinances relating to street openings.
B.
Providing for and supervising the removal of snow.
C.
Providing for and supervising the proper maintenance of existing
Township streets and roads.
D.
Providing for and supervising the proper reconstruction of existing
and new Township streets and roads.
The Division of Sanitation shall be responsible for:
The Division of Buildings shall be responsible for the upkeep
and maintenance of all Township buildings.
The Division of Vehicle Maintenance shall be responsible for
the care, use and disposition of all Township vehicles, trucks, buses
and heavy equipment and rolling stock, including the performance of
the following duties and responsibilities:
A.
Management, general repair and maintenance of all Township vehicles,
trucks, buses, heavy equipment and rolling stock.
B.
Operation and supervision of garaging and storage of the same.
C.
Control of the maintenance of said vehicles, buses, trucks and equipment
in rolling stock by maintaining an inventory of the same, together
with accessory parts, supplies, materials, tools and equipment for
the repair and maintenance of same, and maintaining individual vehicle
logs and records of use, mileage, cost of operation, maintenance and
replacement schedules.
D.
Establish and maintain an overall preventative maintenance program.
E.
Preparation of specifications and requirements for proposals and
bids for the purchase of new vehicles, buses, trucks, heavy equipment
and rolling stock as well as the accessories therefor.
[Amended 1-25-2010 by Ord. No. O-10-02]
A.
The Division of Parks, Playgrounds and Community Activities shall
be responsible for the care and maintenance of public parks and playgrounds
within the Township of Gloucester.
B.
The Division of Parks, Playgrounds and Community Activities shall
be responsible for coordinating all community activities such as parades,
public events and public celebrations with the proper authorities,
as well as all recreational activities within the Township of Gloucester.
Within the Division there shall be a Senior Community Relations Aide
who shall coordinate activities of the various senior citizen groups,
and develop new programs and activities for said groups.
