There is established in the Police Department a traffic enforcement
unit to be under the control of a police officer appointed by and
directly responsible to the Chief of Police.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.201, 1980)
It shall be the duty of the traffic enforcement unit, with such
aid as may be rendered by other members of the Police Department,
to enforce the street traffic regulations of this City and all of
the State vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this City,
to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents
and to cooperate with the Traffic Engineer and other officers of the
City in the administration of traffic laws and in developing ways
and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties
specially imposed upon said division by this chapter.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.202, 1980)
The Traffic Engineer shall exercise the powers and duties as
provided in this chapter. he or she shall be responsible for all traffic
engineering division functions in the Public Works Department.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.203, 1980)
(a) It
shall be the general duty of the Traffic Engineer to determine the
installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control
devices and signals, to conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents
and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic
surveys 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 powers and duties imposed by the laws of this
City.
(b) Whenever
the Traffic Engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain
official traffic-control devices or signals, he or she may cause such
devices or signals to be placed or maintained.
(c) Whenever,
by the provisions of this chapter, a power is granted to the Traffic
Engineer or a duty imposed upon him or her, the power may be exercised
or the duty performed by a person authorized by him or her.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.204, 1980)
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous,
the traffic enforcement unit shall cooperate with the Traffic Engineer
in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.205, 1980)
The traffic enforcement unit and/or the traffic engineering
division shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident
reports. Such reports shall be available for the use and information
of the supervising officer of the traffic enforcement unit and the
Traffic Engineer.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.206, 1980)
The traffic enforcement unit and traffic engineering division
shall jointly submit an annual traffic report to the City Manager.
Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters as follows:
(a) The
number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number
of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
(b) The
number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data
of the safety activities of the police;
(c) The
plans and recommendations of the traffic enforcement unit and the
traffic engineering division of future traffic safety activities.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.207, 1980)
(a) The
Traffic Engineer may test traffic-control devices under actual conditions
of traffic.
(b) The
Chief of Police may authorize the temporary placing of official traffic-control
devices when required by an emergency. The Chief of Police shall notify
the Traffic Engineer of his or her action as soon thereafter as is
practicable.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.208, 1980)
(a) The
City Council may establish an advisory Traffic Committee to serve
without compensation, consisting of the City Engineer or designee,
the Chief of Police or designee, the Community Development Director
or designee, who shall be the chairperson, one councilperson, and
three members-at-large that reside within the City limits to be appointed
by the City Council.
(b) The
Streets Supervisor and one youth representative shall serve in an
ex-officio capacity.
(c) Members-at-large
and the youth representative shall serve at the pleasure of the City
Council. Vacancies shall be filled in the manner established by resolution
for appointments.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.209, 1980; Ord. 112 § 1, 1985; Ord. 314 § 1, 1996)
(a) The
three citizens shall be appointed by the City Council to a term of
two years each.
(b) The
councilperson shall be designated by the City Council to a one year
term. A councilperson may serve as many consecutive terms as the City
Council desires but shall be designated on an annual basis.
(c) The
terms of the City Engineer, the Police Chief, and the Community Development
Director and the Street Supervisor shall be for the duration of, and
concurrent with their respective service in office.
(d) The
ex-officio youth representative shall be appointed to a term of one
year.
(Ord. 34 § 4-3.210, 1980; Ord. 112 § 1, 1985; Ord. 314 § 1, 1996)