There is established in the police department of this city a
traffic enforcement division to be under the control of a supervising
officer of police appointed by and directly responsible to the chief.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.010; Ord. No. 39, § 2.0, 1978)
It is the duty of the traffic enforcement division 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 city 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 the division by this title.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.020; Ord. No. 39, § 2.1, 1978)
The position of city traffic engineer is established. He shall
exercise the powers and duties as provided in this title. He shall
be responsible for all traffic engineering division functions in the
engineering department and be appointed by the city engineer.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.025; Ord. No. 39, § 2.2, 1978)
A.
It
is 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
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 additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances
of this city.
B.
Whenever
the city 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 city
traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised
or the duty performed by a person authorized in writing by him.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.030; Ord. No. 39, § 2.3, 1978)
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous,
the traffic enforcement division shall cooperate with the city traffic
engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial
measures.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.040; Ord. No. 39, § 2.4, 1978)
The traffic enforcement division and/or the traffic engineering
division shall maintain a suitable system of monitoring traffic accident
data. Such system shall be available for the use and information of
the supervising officer of the traffic enforcement division and the
city traffic engineer.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.050; Ord. No. 39, § 2.5, 1978; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
The traffic enforcement division and traffic engineering division
shall prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the city
council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters
in this city 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
on the safety activities of the police;
C.
The
plans and recommendations of the traffic enforcement division and
the traffic engineering division for future traffic safety activities.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.060; Ord. No. 39, § 2.6, 1978)
A.
The
chief of police, by and with the approval of the city traffic engineer,
is empowered to make regulations necessary to make effective the provisions
of the traffic ordinances of this 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 90 days.
B.
The
city traffic engineer may test traffic control devices under actual
conditions of traffic.
C.
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 city traffic engineer of his or her action as soon
thereafter as is practicable.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.070; Ord. No. 39, § 2.7, 1978; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
The city council establishes an advisory traffic committee to
serve without compensation, consisting of the chief of police or his
representative, the supervising officer of the traffic enforcement
division, the city traffic engineer, the city attorney or his representative,
and such other members as appointed by the traffic engineer. The chairperson
of the committee shall be the city traffic engineer.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.080; Ord. No. 39, § 2.8, 1978; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
It shall be the duty of the traffic committee to advise the
city traffic engineer practicable means for coordinating the activities
of all officers and agencies of this city having authority with respect
to the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations; to receive
complaints regarding traffic matters; and to recommend to the city
council of this city and to the supervising officer of the traffic
enforcement division and the city traffic engineer ways and means
for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement
of traffic regulations.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.090; Ord. No. 39, § 2.9, 1978; Ord. No. 870 (Recodification), 2014)
Upon request of citizens, citizens' groups, the traffic enforcement
division or traffic engineering division, traffic investigations shall
be conducted leading to proposed action related to traffic controls.
Such investigation may be submitted to the traffic committee for review
and recommendation to the city traffic engineer for implementation.
Any party disagreeing with the recommendation of the traffic committee
or the action of the city traffic engineer may appeal such action
to the city council.
(Code 1980, § 10.08.100; Ord. No. 39, § 2.10, 1978)
