A. 
There is created the position of utilities supervisor for the city, whose duties shall be to supervise the city water department, including all improvements thereon; to supervise the city street department, city sewers, city garbage and city parks, and to do any and all necessary lawful acts and to maintain and supervise the aforesaid different departments.
B. 
The utilities supervisor shall have power to hire the services of a city engineer on any and all city projects when same shall be required or necessary.
(1958 Code § 1.70.010)
The utilities superintendent shall also have authority to hire and appoint an assistant foreman at a salary as provided in EMC § 2.78.060.
In case an engineer is hired, the engineer's pay shall be paid out of such funds as the city council by resolution shall designate, and the rate of pay shall be fixed by the city council.
(1958 Code § 1.70.030)