[Amended 10-7-2002; 1-22-2013]
The administrative service of the City shall
be divided under the City Administrator into the following Departments:
Department
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Division
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Department Head
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Administration
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City Administration
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City Administrator
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Purchasing Agent
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Personnel Management
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Street Lights
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Hydrants
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City Building
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Engineering
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Planning
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Community Development
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Legal
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Economic Development
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Assessing
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Assessing
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Assessor
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Building Inspection and Code Enforcement
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Building Inspector
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Building Inspector
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Health Inspector
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Plumbing Inspector
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Electrical Inspector
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City Clerk
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City Clerk
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City Clerk
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Welfare
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Board of Registration
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Finance
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Accounting
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Finance Director
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Treasury
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Tax Collection
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Fire
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All Fire Stations
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Fire Chief
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Ambulance
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Civil Emergency Preparedness
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Director of Civil Emergency Preparedness
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Parks and Recreation
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Parks
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Director of Parks and
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Recreation
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Recreation
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Trees
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Senior Citizens
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Police
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Police Department
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Police Chief
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Public Works
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Streets and Highways
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Director of Public Works
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Sewers and Drains
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Camp Ellis Pier
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Snowfighting
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Water Resource Recovery Division
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All treatment plants
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Director of Water Resource Recovery Division
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A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Administration,
the head of which shall be the Administrator.
B.
City Planning and Community Development Offices. There
may be offices which shall not have department status but shall be
in the City Administrator's Office, the heads of which shall be the
Planning Director, the Economic Development Director and the Community
Development Director, respectively, who shall be appointed by the
City Administrator.
(1)
Planning Office.
(a)
The City Planning Office shall work with the City
Administrator in all matters that are within the scope of urban revitalization,
community development, facilities planning or open space preservation.
The City Planning Office shall supply the City Administrator and other
departments with statistical and graphic information pertinent to
future facilities.
(b)
The City Planning Office shall ask, advise and supply
information to the Planning Board in matters dealing with land subdivision
and development, amendments to its rules and regulations, the updating
and revision of the City's Comprehensive Plan, amendments to the City
Zoning Ordinance and any other matter in which the Board seeks its
aid or advice.
(2)
The Community Development Office shall develop all
programs concerning urban revitalization, facilities planning, community
development and urban revitalization and make applications, with Council
approval, to federal and state agencies for funds to implement these
programs. Administration of these funds shall be by the City Administrator.
The Community Development Director shall provide staff support to
the Community Development Advisory Board. The Community Development
Director shall be the supervisor of all staff of the Office.
(3)
Economic Development Office. The Economic Development
Office shall encourage, promote, establish, solicit and provide for
industrial development, expansion and growth within the City of Saco,
within the Saco Industrial Park, so called, and on lands hereafter
acquired by the City for industrial uses and purposes and on other
lands within the City which may be privately owned but which are particularly
adaptable to industrial uses. The Economic Development Director shall:
(a)
Encourage and promote the development and expansion
of existing industrial and commercial uses within the City.
(b)
Gather, correlate and preserve statistics, surveys
and other data relating to land classification and uses, buildings,
labor statistics and other matters that will enable the Economic Development
Office to carry out its function and purposes.
(c)
Perform such other functions as may be required for
economic development and improvement, as required by the City Administrator.
He shall provide an annual report to the City Administrator as to
the current status and potential growth of economic development in
the City.
(d)
Prepare an annual operating budget for each fiscal
year for the Office of Economic Development and submit that budget
to the City Administrator for inclusion in the City operating budget
not less than three months prior to the commencement of such fiscal
year.
(4)
City
Historian. The Mayor shall nominate, and the City Council shall confirm
the appointment of, a City Historian. The Office of City Historian
shall be supervised by the City Administrator and will provide advisory
and informational assistance to the work of the City Council, City
staff, and to those City boards who may benefit therefrom. The City
Historian shall also be responsible for educational outreach efforts
to the general public and Saco schools and will work with the City
Administrator to develop a suitable proposal for community outreach
and education on an annual basis. This is a volunteer position with
a three-year appointment. The Council may approve a stipend for the
City Historian annually.
[Added 3-1-2021]
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Finance,
the head of which shall be the Finance Director. The Finance Director
shall be appointed by the City Administrator, with final confirmation
of the City Council.
B.
Duties. The Department of Finance shall be responsible,
under the City Administrator, for financial planning, budget reporting
and control. The Department shall also, under the administrative direction
of the City Administrator, supervise the lease, rental or use and
the maintenance of all City property not used by other departments
of the City.
C.
Responsibilities of the Department of Finance. This
Department shall be responsible for the following:
[Amended 3-20-2023]
(1)
Purchasing and Accounting. The Finance Director shall
be responsible for the proper preaudit and recording of all financial
transactions. The Finance Director shall keep informed and maintain
records as to the sources of supply for all classes of purchases,
price trends or other related matters and shall perform such additional
duties as prescribed by the City Council.
(2)
Treasury. The Finance Director will be responsible
to safeguard the City's cash resources, to invest said resources in
a responsible manner in compliance with all applicable regulations,
and to issue debt as prescribed by local, state, and federal regulations.
(3)
Division of Tax Collection. There shall be a Division
of Tax Collection in the Office of Finance. The head of this Division
shall be the Tax Collector, who shall be appointed by the City Administrator
on the recommendation of the Finance Director and confirmed by the
City Council. The Collector is not an agent of the City. He/she is
a public officer, owning to the public and not the City. His/her authority
comes from the statutes, and he/she cannot be controlled by the City
in the execution of his/her authority. The City cannot, by vote, increase,
diminish or vary the duties imposed on the Collector by statute. The
Tax Collector is responsible for the sound fiscal management of his/her
Department. The Tax Collector shall compute, issue and collect all
excise fees on motor vehicles owned and operated by the residents
of Saco and turn these fees over to the Treasurer at least monthly.
[Amended 6-5-2000]
D.
Insurance. The Director of Finance shall audit and
provide for the safe storage of all policies of insurance placed on
City property.
E.
The City Administrator may appoint a separate director to manage the City's financial procedures as laid out in Article IV of the City Charter and to perform internal auditing functions, who shall report directly to the City Administrator and maintain independent oversight over the Finance Department's internal procedures.
[Added 3-20-2023[1]]
[1]
Editor's Note: This ordinance also redesignated former Subsection
E as Subsection F, respectively.
F.
Economic Development Fund.
(1)
There is established a nonlapsing fund, known as the
"Economic Development Fund," which shall be used to provide for industrial
development, expansion and growth within the City of Saco, as specified
in Subsection E(4).
(2)
Unless contrary to the terms of the loan or grant,
all income received by the City through the repayment of public loan
or grant funds identified in Subsection E(3) shall be deposited to
the Economic Development Fund. All income received through the sale,
lease or option of property at the Saco Industrial Park shall be deposited
to the Economic Development Fund.
(4)
The City Council may make allocations from the Economic Development
Fund only to accomplish the following purposes:
[Amended 5-22-2017]
(a)
To further develop and expand the existing Industrial Park.
(b)
To develop new industrial parks within the City of Saco.
(c)
To develop new office parks or distribution parks.
(d)
To accept fiscal transfers into the Fund from the City's various
Development (TIF) District Funds.
(e)
To allow fiscal transfers from the Fund to the City's General
Fund and third parties related to the operations of the City's Economic
Development Department, Economic Development Commission, and such
other municipal expenses as may be allowed under the terms of the
development plans of the City's various development districts.
(f)
To allow fiscal transfers from the Fund to the City's General
Fund to fund any local match for grants or participatory funding for
economic development projects.
(g)
To allow fiscal transfers from the Fund to the City's General
Fund to fund any approved annual or other funding to the following:
[1]
Saco Main Street, Inc.
[2]
Southern Maine Planning and Development Corporation.
[3]
The Biddeford Saco Area Economic Development Corporation.
[4]
The Biddeford Saco Area Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
[5]
Other organizations as the City Council may designate from time
to time that assist in the City's economic development efforts.
(h)
To allow fiscal transfers from the Fund for the purposes of
making economic development grants as approved under the City's Development
Districts and Tax Increment Financing Guidelines (adopted by the City
Council on June 16, 1997, readopted by the City Council without amendments
on August 1, 2005, and as amended April 3, 2017).
(5)
The Director of Finance shall maintain records and
prepare reports concerning the Economic Development Fund.
(6)
The Economic Development Advisory Board may make recommendations
to the City Council regarding allocations from the Economic Development
Fund. The Economic Development Director may request, in his/her annual
budget request or at subsequent times, allocations from the Economic
Development Fund.
A.
Establishment. There shall be a City Clerk's Department,
the head of which shall be the City Clerk, who shall be appointed
by the City Administrator with approval from the City Council. The
City Administrator shall appoint a Deputy City Clerk, to act as his/her
agent, and as many assistant clerks as necessary, within a budget
approved by Council.
B.
Duties. The City Clerk shall:
(1)
Serve as Clerk to the Council and perform all duties
for the Council as it may require. He/she shall authenticate, by his/her
signature, and be responsible for the filing, indexing and safekeeping
of all proceedings of the Council, which shall be open to public inspection.
(2)
Make all arrangements for elections and keep and maintain
election records and have custody of all property used in connection
with elections.
(3)
Issue to every person appointed to any office by the
City Council or by the City Administrator a certificate of such appointment
and administer oath of such office.
(4)
Publish all legal notices, unless otherwise provided.
(5)
File and preserve all contracts, security bonds, oaths
of office and other documents not required to be filed elsewhere.
(6)
Issue all licenses and permits authorized by the municipal
officers or the Council and collect the fee required thereof as provided
by state law or City ordinance.
(7)
Notify the Chief of Police on or within one week after
the expiration date of each license or permit when a new license or
permit to take effect on such expiration date has not been applied
for, except when the City Clerk knows that no new license or permit
is required.
(8)
Obtain and maintain all statistics relating to births,
marriages and deaths, as required by law.
(9)
Be custodian of the City Seal.
(10)
Perform all duties and exercise all power incumbent
upon or vested in City clerks, generally, which are not inconsistent
with the City Charter.
(11)
Maintain in his/her office a public information service,
to furnish information concerning the City government, relative to
the public service.
(a)
All requests for information shall be complied
with promptly and courteously, provided that the required information
is available in the office of the City Clerk. Otherwise, the City
Clerk shall refer an individual applicant to the proper agency of
the City for such information as is required, and such agency shall
supply the same as quickly as reasonably possible, consistent with
the extent or type of information requested.
(b)
Nothing herein shall be construed to require
the City Clerk to supply or to request any other department to supply
the type of information which either state law or the public interest
requires to be kept confidential, nor shall any information be prepared
or supplied when the cost of so doing would result in increased expense
to the City; provided, however, that the estimated cost shall be supplied
at the expense of the applicant, subject to final adjustment on the
basis of actual cost, or at an agreed-upon charge paid by the applicant,
in advance, to the City Clerk or the department undertaking such extra
expense.
(12)
Account for all public money received by him/her,
in such manner as the Director of Finance may prescribe.
(13)
Notify promptly all department heads of Council actions
of concern to them.
C.
Division of Welfare.
(1)
There shall be a Division of Public Welfare in the
Office of the City Clerk, the head of which shall be the Director
of Welfare, who shall be appointed by the City Administrator upon
the recommendation of the City Clerk.
(2)
Duties of the Director of Welfare. The Director of Welfare shall be the General Assistance Administrator under Chapter 112, General Assistance Program, and shall:
(a)
Determine the eligibility of each applicant for receipt
of general assistance benefits. He/she must consider all applicants,
set up interviews and certify or deny the applicant, according to
uniform standards.
(b)
Distribute vouchers under general assistance benefits,
giving assistance for fuel, rent, food, medicine and light bills in
an emergency, as he/she deems appropriate and according to uniform
standards. He/she must make out reports for general assistance, pursuant
to all applicable laws and regulations.
(c)
Refer citizens needing assistance from other than
the City to the proper federal, state or private agencies.
(d)
Exercise all powers and perform all the duties confirmed
or imposed by the state law upon overseers of the poor.
(e)
Be responsible for the sound fiscal management of
his/her Department.
A.
Establishment.
[Amended 5-3-2004]
(1)
There shall be a Police Department, the head of which
shall be the Police Chief. The Chief of Police shall be appointed
by the City Administrator and confirmed by the City Council. There
shall also be a Canine Control Officer, who shall be directly responsible
to the Chief.
[Amended 10-3-2005]
(2)
The number of regular police officers shall be determined
by the City Council, and each police officer shall be appointed by
the City Administrator after hearing recommendations from the Police
Chief. Special police officers shall have all the powers vested in
the regular City police officers. The special police officers shall,
however, serve only when and as specifically required by the Police
Chief whenever called upon, as the City Administrator may determine.
No special police officer shall be on duty as a special policeman
police officer at any time or place without being ordered to do so
by the Police Chief.
(3)
The Police Chief may, in his or her judgment, provide
additional services for the convenience and safety of the public that
are not otherwise required by law, ordinance or statute. These services
may include providing officers to maintain order at public or private
establishments (known as an “outside assignment”); directing
traffic for utility work occurring within or along the public ways
(“outside assignment”); or providing noncriminal fingerprinting
services for individuals required to provide fingerprints for employment
or other reasons. The Council will establish these types of fees after
a public hearing.
B.
Duties of the Police Chief. The Police Chief shall
be the commanding officer of the police force.
(1)
The Chief shall:
(a)
Be responsible for the enforcement of law and order.
(b)
Direct the police work of the City.
(c)
Arrange for the attendance of one or more police officers
at every fire, to preserve order and to prevent theft and destruction
of property, at the request of the Fire Chief.
(d)
Cause the streets, ways and lands of the City to be
inspected regularly and cause the removal of all nuisances, obstructions
or impediments therein, causing offenders to be prosecuted when necessary
to abate such nuisances.
(e)
Cause to be observed and reported immediately to the
Director of Public Works all defects and repairs required in streets
and sidewalks.
[Amended 10-7-2002]
(f)
Receive and deliver all notices and papers to members
of the City Council and to the City Administrator and officers appointed
by either, when requested by the City Clerk or the City Administrator,
and make due return thereof.
(g)
Be responsible for the maintenance and care of all
property used by the Police Department.
(h)
Investigate or cause to be investigated the cause
and circumstances of any accident for which the City may be liable,
instruct all police officers to report to him/her such accidents and
notify the City Administrator promptly of all such accidents. Whenever
the attention of any police officer shall, in any manner, have been
called to any accident for which the City may be liable, it shall
be the duty of such police officer forthwith to communicate such facts
and information as he/she may have to the Police Chief.
(i)
Investigate promptly all applicants for any license
or permit when application requires certification by the Police Chief
and either deliver promptly to the City Clerk a certificate approving
such license or permit or promptly advise, in writing, the City Clerk
of his/her refusal to so certify.
(j)
Be responsible for the sound fiscal management of
his/her Department.
(2)
The Chief of Police is authorized to represent the
City in District Court in the prosecution of alleged violations of
those ordinances which the Police Department is empowered to enforce,
if he is duly certified in accordance with 25 M.R.S.A. § 2803,
Subsection 3A.[1] The Chief of Police may designate any officer under his
command to perform this prosecutorial function, if that officer is
certified under 25 M.R.S.A. § 2803, Subsection 3A.
[1]
Editor's Note: Said section was repealed by
Chapter 521 of the Laws of 1989. See now 25 M.R.S.A. § 2803-A.
C.
Canine Control Officer. The Police Chief shall, with
the approval of the City Administrator, designate one or more persons
to be titled "Canine Control Officer," whose duties shall be to enforce
state and local laws regarding dogs.
D.
Harbor Master. It shall be the duty of the Harbor
Master to enforce the rules and regulations enacted by the City Council
or the State of Maine for the keeping of convenient channels for the
passage of vessels in the harbors and waterways located in the City
of Saco and the supervision of the boundary lines of such portions
of the harbors as assigned for anchorage by the City Council; and
to enforce the laws of the State of Maine and Coast Guard regulating
the operation of motor vessels.[2]
[Amended 10-3-2005]
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Fire Department, the
head of which shall be the Fire Chief. The Fire Chief shall be appointed
by the City Administrator and confirmed by the City Council.
B.
Appointments. The number of regular fire fighters
on the force shall be determined by the City Council. Each fire fighter
shall be appointed by the City Administrator upon hearing the recommendations
of the Fire Chief. Call fire fighters shall have all the powers vested
in the regular City firemen, but call fire fighters shall serve only
when and as specifically required by the Fire Chief and shall function
only under the direction of the Fire Chief. Call fire fighters shall
assist the Fire Chief whenever called upon, as the City Administrator
may determine. No call fire fighter shall be on duty as a special
fireman at any time or place without being ordered to do so by the
Fire Chief.
C.
Duties of the Fire Chief. The Fire Chief is charged
with fire prevention and extinguishment of fires, the protection of
life and property against fire and the removal of fire hazards. The
Fire Chief shall be responsible for the care and maintenance of all
property used by the Fire Department. He shall inspect promptly all
premises for which a license or permit is applied which requires certification
by the Fire Chief and either deliver promptly to the City Clerk a
certificate approving the license or permit applied for or promptly
advise the City Clerk of his refusal to so certify. The Fire Chief
shall also be held responsible for the enforcement of all state laws
and local ordinances which are fire-related. He/she shall administer
all tests to prospective employees and shall recommend to the City
Administrator the appointment of those deemed most qualified. The
Fire Chief shall be responsible for the sound fiscal management of
the Department.
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Building
Inspection and Code Enforcement, the head of which shall be the Building
Inspector. The Building Inspector shall be appointed by the City Administrator,
with Council confirmation. The Building Inspector shall be assisted
by a Plumbing and Electrical Inspector, who will also be appointed
by the City Administrator. In addition, these Inspectors will coordinate
their work with the Fire Chief to assure that all safety regulations
are being complied with.
B.
Duties of the Building Inspector. The Building Inspector
shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the issuing of permits to build,
alter, move or erect all buildings, signs or structures, to install
equipment or to occupy. The Building Inspector shall also be responsible
for the overseeing of all duties performed by the Plumbing and Electrical
Inspector. The Building Inspector shall inspect existing buildings
to ensure their continuing safety. He/she shall perform related duties
at the direction of the City Administrator.
(2)
Be responsible for the sound fiscal management of
the Department.
C.
Duties of the Electrical Inspector. The Electrical
Inspector shall be responsible for the issuing of all electrical permits
and shall report to the Building Inspector and be under his/her direction.
D.
Duties of the Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector
shall be responsible for the issuing of all plumbing permits and shall
report to the Building Inspector and be under his/her direction.
E.
The above Inspectors shall also be responsible for
the enforcing of building, zoning or other related ordinances and
shall enforce these ordinances by notifying violators, in writing,
that violations must be corrected. If the violation continues past
the time prescribed by state or local law, the Inspector shall take
the necessary action to enforce compliance with the law.
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Public
Works. The head of this Department shall be the Director of Public
Works, who shall be appointed by the City Administrator with confirmation
from the City Council. The number of employees shall be determined
by the City Council and each employee shall be appointed by the City
Administrator, after hearing recommendations of the Director.
B.
Duties of the Director of Public Works. The Director
of Public Works shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the administration and professional
work in the supervision of the City's public works and collection
systems operation, except treatment plants.
[Amended 10-7-2002; 1-22-2013]
(2)
Be responsible for directing all phases of municipal
public works, except treatment plants, including landfills, sewers
and drains, streets, motor vehicle maintenance and garbage and refuse
collection and disposal, transfer station and recycling collection
and disposal and snowplowing and removal.
[Amended 10-7-2002; 1-22-2013]
(3)
Be responsible for aggressively seeking all funds
from any sources owed to this Department.
(4)
Be responsible for researching and implementation
of improvements to the operation of the Department in his/her charge.
(5)
Be responsible for the formulation of policies and
coordinate activities in accordance with general policies established
by the City Council and City Administrator.
(6)
Be responsible for the supervision over unskilled,
semiskilled, skilled and supervisory maintenance and construction
employees.
[Added 1-22-2013]
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Water Resource Recovery Division.
The head of this department shall be the Director of the Water Resource
Recovery Division, who shall be appointed by the City Administrator
with confirmation from the City Council. The number of employees shall
be determined by the City Council, and each employee shall be appointed
by the City Administrator, after hearing recommendations of the Director.
B.
Duties of the Director of the Water Resource Recovery Division. The
Director of the Water Resource Recovery Division shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the administration, operation and maintenance
of sewage treatment and pumping stations located in the City of Saco.
(2)
Exercise direct authority over all plant functions and personnel
in accordance with approved policies and procedures.
(3)
Inspect plants regularly, analyze and evaluate operation and maintenance
functions and initiate or recommend new or improved practices.
(4)
Develop plans and procedures to ensure efficient plant operations.
(5)
Recommend plant improvements and additions, while coordinating data
and proposing the review or approval of operation reports and budget
requests.
(6)
Control expenditures of budgeted funds and request approval for major
expenditures, if required.
(7)
Recommend the specifications for major equipment and material purchases
and organize and direct activities or plant personnel, including training
programs.
(8)
Be responsible for the sound fiscal management of his/her department.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former § 4-20, Department of Wastewater
Treatment Plants, was repealed 10-7-2002.
A.
Establishment. This Department shall be divided into
the following two Divisions:
(1)
The Division of Parks, the head of which shall be
the Director of Parks and Recreation, who shall be responsible for
the maintenance of the City's park system and recreation facilities.
He/she must also act as the City's Tree Warden, supervising the care
of the shade trees.
(2)
The Division of Recreation, the head of which shall
be the Director of Parks and Recreation, who shall be responsible
for the administrative work in planning and directing the municipal
recreation program. He/she must be responsible for the planning and
implementing of recreation programs so that they are suitable to the
needs and interests of the City of Saco.
B.
The Director of Parks and Recreation shall be responsible
for the sound fiscal management of this Department.
[Amended 1-8-2001]
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Emergency
Management, the head of which shall be appointed by the City Administrator
with the approval of the City Council.
B.
Duties. The Director of Emergency Management shall:
(1)
Be responsible for the supervision of the Civil Emergency
Management program within the City and the City's cooperative action
with the York County Emergency Management Agency and emergency management
units of adjacent cities and the Emergency Management Office for the
State of Maine.
(2)
Appoint members, who shall serve without pay, and
coordinate the organization, training, public education staff and
the emergency operation of Emergency Management.
(3)
Develop the local capabilities for effective action
in response to natural or man-made disaster.
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Department of Assessing,
the head of which shall be the Assessor, who shall be appointed by
the City Administrator and confirmed by the City Council.
B.
Duties.
(1)
The Assessor's qualifications and authority come from
state statutes and cannot be controlled by the City. The City cannot,
by vote, increase, diminish or vary the duties imposed on the Assessor
by statutes.
(2)
The Assessor is responsible for the sound fiscal management
of the Department and shall exercise all powers and perform all duties
confirmed or imposed by state laws upon assessors.
A.
There shall be a City Solicitor who shall be appointed
by the City Administrator and confirmed by the City Council. The City
Solicitor shall serve at the will of both the Mayor and the City Council.
The City Solicitor shall serve as chief legal advisor to the Mayor
and the City Council, the City Administrator and all City departments,
boards, agencies, committees and commissions. The City Solicitor shall
represent the City in all legal proceedings and shall perform any
other duties prescribed by ordinance and law. The City Council shall
have the right to employ or retain special attorneys, if it deems
it to be in the best interests of the City.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: Said section was amended November
1996, per ballot, and is effective 7-1-1997.
B.
Duties. The City Solicitor shall:
(1)
Draft all instruments which may be required of him/her
by any ordinance or by the Mayor, City Council, City Administrator
or any other City official and which, by law, custom or agreement,
are to be drawn at the expense of the City.
(2)
Prosecute or defend, as the case may be, all suits
in which the City may be a party in interest; and shall do all and
every professional act incident to the office which may be required
of him/her by the City government or by any joint or special committee
thereof or any order or ordinance of the City Council.
(3)
Serve as chief legal advisor to the Mayor and the
City Council, the City Administrator and all City department heads,
boards, agencies, committees and commissions.
(4)
Render professional advice to the overseers of the
poor or other officers of the City government who may require his/her
opinion on any subject touching the duties of their respective offices.
(5)
Account for and pay over to the City Treasurer all
moneys received by him/her for costs in any prosecution or defense
wherein the City is or may be interested.
(6)
Perform such additional duties as may be presented
by the City Council. Nothing herein shall preclude the City Council
from hiring alternate counsel as it may choose.
C.
Compensation. He/she shall receive for his/her services
such compensation as the City Council may determine.
D.
Annual report. The City Solicitor shall annually,
before the close of the municipal year, make a report, in writing,
to the City Council concerning the unfinished business in his/her
Department.
A.
Establishment. There shall be a Division of Public Health, the head of which shall be a person appointed by the City Administrator, as provided under Article V of the City Charter. Subject to budget limitations, the Health Administrator shall have one or more health assistants. There shall also be one or more Plumbing Inspectors, appointed by the City Administrator, to be under the direction of the Building Inspector, but who will be used on loan by the Division of Public Health when deemed necessary by the Health Administrator.
B.
Duties of the Health Administrator. The Health Administrator
shall have charge and control of all functions involved in protecting
and preserving the public health, with the exception of supervising
contract administration for health services, which shall be the responsibility
of the City Administrator or his/her appointed delegate. The Health
Administrator shall have all powers provided by state law or City
ordinance relative thereto. Among other powers, the Health Administrator
shall exercise the function of:
(1)
Communicable disease control, which shall include
the power of quarantine and detention and the adoption of such other
measures as will prevent the spreading or aid in the prevention of
communicable diseases.
(2)
Sanitation, which shall include inspection of the
preparation, manufacture, storage and sale of all articles and commodities
intended for human consumption and the regulation of all matters pertaining
to the sanitary condition affecting the public health.
(3)
Nursing, which shall consist of the inspection of
the operation of all private or public infant, preschool and school
hygiene programs, and their direct operation, if and when so authorized
by ordinance.
(4)
The prompt inspection of any premises for which a
license has been applied and which requires certification by the health
officer. The Health Administrator shall deliver to the City Clerk
promptly a certificate to the effect that the health laws are complied
with and the proper sanitary conditions exist or promptly advise,
in writing, the City Clerk of his/her refusal to so certify.
C.
Complaints. The Health Administrator shall receive
and investigate all complaints made by any of the inhabitants of Saco
concerning nuisances dangerous to life and health which are known
or believed by him/her to exist and, personally or by appointed agents,
inspect and examine the same. All owners and occupants shall permit
such sanitary examination. The Health Administrator shall have the
power and duty to order the suppression and removal of nuisances and
conditions detrimental to life and health which exist within the limits
of the City.
D.
Plumbing Inspector. The Plumbing Inspector or Inspectors
shall perform all such duties as may be required by state law and
by ordinances of the City.