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.
(Ord. 52 § 2, 1975)
It is 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 chapter and the traffic ordinances
of the city.
(Ord. 52 § 2.1, 1975)
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.
(Ord. 52 § 2.2, 1975)
The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system of filing
traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to them
shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available
for the use and information of the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. 52 § 2.3, 1975)
The traffic division shall annually prepare a traffic report
which shall be filed with the city council. Such a report shall contain
information on traffic matters in this city including but not limited
to:
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 division for future traffic safety
activities.
(Ord. 52 § 2.4, 1975)
The office of city traffic engineer is established. The city
traffic engineer shall be the city manager (appointing authority).
The traffic engineer shall exercise the powers and duties as provided
in this ordinance and in the traffic ordinances of this city. Whenever
the city traffic engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain
official traffic-control devices or signals, he may cause such devices
or signals to be placed or maintained.
(Ord. 52 § 2.5, 1975)
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 analysis 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, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his
deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him with the approval
of the appointing authority.
(Ord. 52 § 2.6, 1975)
It is the duty of the traffic committee to suggest the most
practicable means for coordinating the activities of all officers
and agencies of this city having authority with respect to the administration
or enforcement of traffic regulations, to stimulate and assist in
the preparation and publication of traffic reports, to review complaints
having to do with traffic matters, and to recommend to the legislative
body of the city ways and means for improving traffic conditions and
the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.
(Ord. 52 § 2.8, 1975)
