A.
Establishment
of Traffic Division. There is established in the police department
of the city a traffic division to be under the control of an officer
of police appointed by and directly responsible to the chief of police.
B.
Duty
of Traffic Division. It shall be the duty of the traffic division,
with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department,
to 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 traffic 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 title and the traffic
ordinances of the city.
C.
Traffic
Accident Studies. Whenever the accidents at any particular location
become numerous, the traffic division shall cooperate with the city
traffic engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining
remedial measures.
D.
Traffic
Accident Reports. The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system
of filing traffic accident reports. Such reports shall be available
for the use and information of the city traffic engineer.
E.
Traffic
Safety Report. The traffic division shall annually prepare in cooperation
with the city traffic engineer a traffic report which shall be filed
with the city council. Such a report shall contain information on
traffic matters in the city as follows:
1.
The
number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number
of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
2.
The
number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data
on the safety activities of the police;
3.
The
plans and recommendations of the division for future traffic safety
activities.
(Prior code § 5-1.26)
A.
Office
Established. The office of city traffic engineer is established.
B.
Powers
and Duties—Delegation. It shall be the general duty of the city
traffic engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and
maintenance of traffic control devices and signals, to conduct engineering
analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to
conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions
and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways
and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional
powers and duties imposed by ordinances of the city. Whenever, by
the provisions of this title a power is granted to the city traffic
engineer or a duty imposed upon him or her, the power may be exercised
or the duty performed by his or her designee.
(Prior code § 5-1.27; Ord. 2165 § 1, 2017)
A.
Advisory
Committee Established. There is established an advisory traffic committee
to serve without compensation, consisting of the city traffic engineer,
the chief of police, the city attorney and such number of other persons
as may be determined and appointed by the city council. The committee
shall annually elect a chair from its membership and adopt such rules
and regulations as may be necessary in the conduct of its business.
B.
Duties.
It shall be the duty of the traffic committee to assist in coordinating
the activities of all officers and agencies of the city having authority
with respect to the administration or enforcement of traffic regulations;
to assist in coordinating the traffic safety programs and efforts
of all groups and individuals; to stimulate and assist in the preparation
and publication of traffic reports; to recommend to the legislative
body of the city ways and means for improving traffic regulations;
and to stimulate and assist in the formulation and operation of educational
programs related to traffic safety.
(Prior code § 5-1.28)
