In accordance with the General Laws of the Commonwealth
and the Charter of the City, a Department of Public Works is hereby
established.
There shall be a Commissioner of Public Works,
who shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation of the
City Council, for a term of five years. Such Commissioner shall take
office on the day following his appointment.
[Amended 6-29-1998 by Ord. No. 98-7503B; 5-5-2014 by Ord. No. 14-1005691F]
A. The
Commissioner of Public Works shall be the supervisory and administrative
head of the Department of Public Works. The Commissioner is hereby
vested with the authority, duty and power to regulate and coordinate
all functions reasonably related to the duties and responsibilities
of the Department of Public Works as herein transferred to the Department
and as the City Council may from time to time by ordinance provide,
any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding.
B. The Commissioner of Public Works shall have all the authority of the former Board of Cemetery Commissioners and shall be responsible for and have the authority conveyed by §§
19-3,
19-4,
19-9,
19-10 and
19-11 of Article
II, and §
19-13 of Article
III of Chapter
19 of the Code. The City shall create a renamed, uncodified division to be called the Forestry, Parks and Cemetery Division.
C. The Commissioner of Public Works shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the Water Registrar, City of Marlborough. Said Commissioner of Public Works shall comply with and be responsible for the duties of the Water Registrar as contained in §§
510-14 and
608-8 of the City Code, and file reports as required by §
67-9 of the City Code.
D. Assistant Commissioners. There shall be an Assistant Commissioner
of Operations, an Assistant Commissioner of Utilities, and an Assistant
Commissioner of Facilities, who shall perform their respective duties
under the supervision of the Commissioner of Public Works. Each position
shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works, and the term
of office shall be coterminous with the term of the Commissioner.
These positions shall be compensated in accordance with the Salary
Ordinance for the position of Assistant Commissioner – DPW.
[Added 9-30-2021 by Order No. 21-1008368A-1]
[Added 10-1-1990 by Ord. No. 90-3540A]
A. There shall be a Solid Waste Coordinator in the Department
of Public Works, appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works, whose
appointment shall be coterminous with the appointment of the Commissioner
of Public Works.
B. The duties of the Solid Waste Coordinator shall include
but not be limited to the following: to prepare, implement and supervise
any and all plans, responsibilities and duties for trash collection,
composting leaf-raking waste, recycling, all related environmental
rules as they apply, regulations, and to do other to duties as directed.
[Amended 11-23-2009 by Ord. No. 09-1002311B]
A. Pursuant to the provisions of MGL c. 41, § 106, there shall
be a Tree Warden, who shall be appointed for a term of three years
by the Mayor, subject to confirmation by the City Council.
B. The Tree Warden shall be the officer charged with the care of public
shade trees with all of the powers and duties conferred and imposed
on tree wardens under MGL c. 41, § 106, and MGL c. 87, as
provided under MGL c. 87, § 13, and with all of the powers
and duties of the Superintendent of Shade Tree Management and pest
control as provided under MGL c. 132, § 13. The Tree Warden
shall report directly to the Commissioner of the Department of Public
Works.
C. The Tree Warden shall be qualified to carry out the powers and duties
of the position by experience and training in arboriculture and licensed
in the use of pesticides and herbicides in accordance with MGL c.
41, § 106, and MGL c. 132, § 13.
D. Any person requiring the services of the Tree Warden shall pay for
such services at an hourly rate equal to the hourly rate of the general
foreman of the Forestry, Parks and Cemetery Division of the Department
of Public Works. Such compensation shall be paid directly to the Tree
Warden. If the Tree Warden is also a City employee, such employee
shall receive his or her regular compensation from the City when he
or she provides services as Tree Warden during his or her regular
working hours, regardless of whether such services are provided for
the City or for a person or entity other than the City, and any compensation
ordinarily due to the Tree Warden for services under this subsection
shall instead be paid to the City.
E. The Tree Warden must obtain prior written authorization to perform
services on City-owned property from the City department with care,
custody, and control of the particular City property.