There is hereby created the Department of Public Works and Engineering
for the City of Crystal Lake. It shall consist of the Director of
Public Works and Engineering and such administrative assistants and
other employees with such titles as may be appointed by the City Manager
or provided for in the annual Appropriation and Budget Ordinance of
the City. The Director shall have control over all employees of the
Department of Public Works and Engineering, subject to the authority
and control of the City Manager. In the event of a vacancy in the
office of Director of Public Works and Engineering, the City Manager
shall serve as ex officio head of the Department of Public Works and
Engineering until the position is filled by a separate appointment
by the City Manager. Wherever referenced in this Code, the Department
of Public Works shall mean the Department of Public Works and Engineering,
and the Director of Public Works shall mean the Director of Public
Works and Engineering.
The Director of Public Works and Engineering shall have the
following duties:
A. The Director
of Public Works and Engineering shall have control and supervision
over all public property of the City not otherwise provided for by
ordinance of the City or the Illinois Compiled Statutes, including,
but not limited to, all streets, parks, parkways, sidewalks and municipal
buildings. The Director of Public Works and Engineering shall also
have direct supervision and control over all buildings, equipment
and supplies involved in the treatment and production of water, sewage
treatment and the treatment of stormwater.
B. The Director
of Public Works and Engineering shall have charge of and be responsible
for the care and maintenance of the City storm sewer system and all
City streets, sidewalks, rights-of-way and all other public improvements.
C. All construction,
repair, or extension of any pavement, sewer or water main, or any
appurtenances thereto, and all other construction, repair or maintenance
work conducted by the City shall be done by or under the control and
supervision of the Director of Public Works and Engineering, unless
that control is specifically delegated to another department by any
ordinance of the City, or by the specific direction of the City Manager.
D. The Director
of Public Works and Engineering or designated administrative assistant
shall have charge of and be responsible for the condition of all motor
vehicles, trucks and other equipment of the City, and of all buildings
or places in which the same are housed or kept, with the exception
of those vehicles, equipment or buildings specifically placed under
the authority of another department by any ordinance of the City.
E. It shall
be the duty of the Director of Public Works and Engineering to assist
the City Manager in the preparation of all applications for grants
for the extension, repair or remodeling of existing facilities or
the construction of new facilities. The Director of Public Works and
Engineering shall also assist the City Manager in the preparation
of plans and specifications for the development and construction of
new water treatment plants, sanitary sewer plants, stormwater treatment
facilities and all appurtenances thereto.
F. The Director
of Public Works and Engineering shall assist the Director of Pollution
Control in the enforcement of all applicable ordinances of the City
and statutes of the State of Illinois pertaining to pollution control.
G. It shall
be the duty of the Director of Public Works and Engineering to maintain
the City water supply in accordance with ordinances of the City and
the Illinois Compiled Statutes.
H. The Director
of Public Works and Engineering, or designee, shall be responsible
to study, investigate, counsel, and develop and/or update annually,
and administer a plan for care, preservation, pruning, planting, replanting,
removal or disposition of trees and shrubs from public areas and along
public streets.