[1961 Code, § 8.2; Ord. 573]
The City Council may employ the officers, experts, engineers, statisticians, accountants, inspectors, clerks and employees as it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this chapter or to perform the duties and exercise the powers conferred upon the City Council by law or by this chapter or may contract for service from any other agency of the state or any other governmental entity for any service deemed necessary by the Council.
[1961 Code, § 8.7; Ord. 573]
All hearings by the City Council hereunder shall be held in accordance with the regulations set forth in the Public Utilities Code of the state, in accordance with those held by the Commission, and all provisions therewith to the extent possible by the Council shall be followed.
[1961 Code, § 8.8 1.,3.,4.; Ord. 573]
(A) 
When the city is of the opinion that any public utility is failing or omitting or about to fail or omit to do anything required of it by law, or by any order, decision, rule, direction or requirement of the city or is doing anything or about to do anything or permitting anything or about to permit anything to be done in violation of law or of any order, decision, rule, direction or requirement of the city, it shall direct the City Attorney to commence an action or proceeding in the Superior Court in and for this county, for the purpose of having the violations or threatened violations stopped and prevented, either by mandamus or injunction. The City Attorney shall thereupon being the action or proceeding in the name of the people of the city by petition to the Superior Court, alleging the violation or threatened violation complained of and praying for appropriate relief by way of mandamus or injunction.
(B) 
Every violation of the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties; the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment, shall, in every case, be the act, omission or failure of the public utility.
(C) 
In construing and enforcing the provisions of this chapter relating to penalties, the act, omission or failure of any officer, agent or employee of any public utility, acting within the scope of his or her official duties or employment, shall, in every case, be the act, omission or failure of the public utility.
[1961 Code, § 8.8 2.,5.; Ord. 573]
(A) 
Any public utility which violates or fails to comply with any provision of the state constitution or of this chapter or which fails or neglects to comply with any part or provision of any order, decision, decree, rule, direction, demand or requirement of the city, in a case in which a penalty has not otherwise been provided, is deemed a misdemeanor.
(B) 
Every public utility and every officer, agent or employee of any public utility who violates or fails to comply with or who procures, aids, or abets any violation by any public utility of any provision of the constitution of this state, or of this chapter or who fails to comply with any part of any order, decision, rule, direction, demand or requirement of the city or who procures, aids or abets any public utility in the violation or noncompliance in a case in which a penalty has not otherwise been provided is guilty of a misdemeanor.