[Adopted 4-26-1988 as §§ 2-186 to 2-197
of the 1988 Code]
A Department of Public Works of the City is hereby created. There is hereby established within the Department of Public Works the divisions in §§ 20-13 to 20-17, the affairs of which shall be as set forth in those sections together with such added affairs as the Commissioner of Public Works shall determine.
All matters having to do with the construction,
repair and care of streets and ways, including bridges and sidewalks,
and of all poles, conduits and wires in, upon or over the same, except
as to matters having to do with engineering, sewers and drains, shall
be under the jurisdiction of the Division of Streets and Highways,
Department of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Original § 2-189,
Division of Sewers, which immediately followed this section, was repealed
12-13-1988.
[Amended 4-4-1989; 12-23-2008]
All matters having to do with the collection
and disposal of ashes and waste, garbage and dead animals shall be
under the jurisdiction of the Division of Waste Disposal, Department
of Public Works, under the direction of the chief executive of the
City. The Commissioner of Public Works shall possess, in addition
to the foregoing, power and authority to make regulations concerning
the days of collection, the hours of collection, type and location
of suitable containers and such other matters pertaining to the collection,
conveyance and disposal as he shall find necessary and to change and
modify the same after notice, which notice shall be printed in the
newspaper and posted in the City Hall at least 14 days prior to the
effective date of the change or modification of the rules or promulgation
of new rules, and provided further that such regulations are not contrary
to law. All of such regulations shall be in compliance with the Department
of Public Health's Code of Massachusetts Regulations regulating garbage
and rubbish. Violations of such regulations shall be punishable by
a fine of $50 for each offense.[1]
A.
All matters
having to do with the construction, alteration, repair, care and maintenance
of public buildings, except engineering matters in connection therewith,
and the care, superintendence and management of such public grounds
as are appurtenant to buildings in charge of other departments of
the City shall be under the jurisdiction of the Division of Lands
and Buildings, Department of Public Works.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Subsection B, which placed all electrical
matters under the Division's jurisdiction, added 6-1-2010, was repealed 7-27-2021.
All matters having to do with surveying and
engineering required for any public purpose, and all matters and duties
as presently performed and carried out by the City Engineer, together
with the keeping of such records as will show the engineering principals
and data pertaining to any function carried on by the Division of
Engineering, Department of Public Works, shall be under the jurisdiction
of such division.
All matters having to do with the record and
account section of the Department of Public Works, including but not
limited to preparation and recordkeeping of water billing and receivables,
budget data, bill drafts, payroll of all divisions of the Department
of Public Works and building and construction contract records, shall
be under the jurisdiction of the Division of Administration.
[Added 7-27-2021[1]]
All matters having to do with electricity, as more fully set forth in Chapter 140 of the City Code entitled "Electrical Standards," shall be under the jurisdiction of the Division of Electrical.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 20-18, Electrical Division, added 12-23-2008, was repealed 6-1-2010. See § 20-15B. Original § 2-196, Cost systems, payroll systems, other control systems, which immediately followed this section, was repealed 12-23-2008. See now § 28-10. Original § 2-197, Accounts of division of water to be kept separate, was also repealed 12-23-2008. See now Ch. 81, Art. II, Regional Water Utility.
[Added 6-20-2023]
A.
All matters
having to do with sustainability required for any public purpose,
and all matters and duties as presently performed and carried out
by the City Engineer, together with the keeping of such records as
will show the engineering principals and data pertaining to any function
carried on by the Division of Engineering, Department of Public Works,
shall be under the jurisdiction of such Division.
B.
It will
be the function of the Division of Sustainability to manage, administer,
and promote sustainability and resilience programs furthering the
City of Lowell's vision of becoming sustainable, resilient, green,
livable, prosperous, and equitable. The Division's primary goal is
making sustainability and resilience values understood, integrated
and practiced by the City government and throughout the Lowell community.
[Added 6-20-2023]
In order to allow for the necessary flexibility to permit the
Department of Public Works to reflect ongoing current organizational
responsibilities and to have staff titles reflect ongoing current
staff functions, the City Manager shall have the authority to change
staff titles and the Table of Organization in said Department. It
is further understood that any future changes of staff titles and/or
the Table of Organization, as authorized, shall not result in any
added or deleted positions without prior approval by ordinance by
the City Council. The Table of Organization appears as "Attachment
A" and is incorporated into this article.[1] (The Table of Organization does not contain all of the
currently existing positions in the Department of Public Works. Such
positions will remain unfunded.)
[1]
Editor's Note: Said Table of Organization is on file in the
City offices.
