[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Committee of the Township
of Riverside 4-23-2007 by Ord. No. 2007-09. Amendments noted
where applicable.]
A.
There shall be a Department of Public Works.
B.
Working Road Foreman. The head of the Department of Public Works
shall be the Working Road Foreman. The Working Road Foreman shall
be appointed by the Township Committee and shall be subject to the
civil service rules and regulations. The Working Road Foreman shall
be responsible for and devote his full time and attention to the proper
and efficient conduct of all public works function for the municipal
government, and he shall supervise and direct the work of the Public
Works Department. The Working Road Foreman shall receive such compensation
as prescribed by the Salary Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Salary Ordinance is on file in the office
of the Township Clerk.
The duties of the Public Works Department shall be to:
A.
Maintain and repair all municipal roads.
B.
Maintain and repair all municipal storm and drainage systems.
C.
Provide for and carry out snow removal and sanding or salting operations
on municipal roads.
D.
Construct and reconstruct such municipal streets as may be authorized.
E.
Maintain and repair municipal trucks and other motor vehicles.
F.
Perform other services as may be directed by the Township Committee
and the Director of Public Works.
G.
Clean, maintain and repair municipal buildings and facilities.
H.
Maintain and repair the municipal playgrounds, play fields, outdoor
recreational facilities, public parks and grounds.
I.
Provide facilities, such as baseball fields, basketball courts, and
tennis courts, and general seeding, fertilizing and mowing of grass,
etc., in the various recreational facilities within the limits of
the Township of Riverside, pursuant to the recommendations of the
Board of Recreation Commissioners.
J.
Perform mosquito control operations in conjunction with the Township
Board of Health and the Burlington County Mosquito Control Commission.
A.
The Township Committee recognizes Civil Service Council No. 16 as
the exclusive bargaining agent for an appropriate unit of Public Works
Department employees.
B.
Assistant Municipal Clerk and Senior Bookkeeping Machine Operator/Clerk
Stenographer are hereby included in an appropriate unit of Public
Works Department employees for the purposes of collective bargaining.
The Township heretofore in Ordinance No. 1976-7[1] recognized Civil Service Council No. 16 as the exclusive
bargaining agent for said unit.
