[CC 1978 §110.290; Ord. No. 753 §§1—5, 12-6-1971]
A. 
There is hereby created the position of Director of Public Works. His/her duties shall include supervision of the physical properties, operations and personnel of the Water and Sewer Department and of the Street Department, under the City Council committee in charge of each such department, to which committees said Director shall be responsible, and whose directions he/she shall carry out. The Director shall be in charge of purchasing supplies and materials for said departments, and shall direct operations of said departments and of their personnel and shall prepare and submit each department's budget each year for presentation by the committee to the Council. He/she shall screen applicants for employment and shall make recommendations to the respective City Council committees concerning the hiring or discharging of personnel, but all hiring and discharging shall be done by the City Council by majority vote of those present, with or without such recommendation.
B. 
The Director shall be appointed by the Mayor with the consent of the City Council, such consent requiring a majority vote of those present. His/her salary shall likewise be determined by the City Council, as shall salaries of all employees of the departments under his/her supervision.
C. 
All purchases of material, supplies and equipment not budgeted for shall require approval of the City Council.
D. 
The Director shall do and perform all other duties necessary to and consistent with efficient operation of the departments under his/her supervision and carry out all lawful instructions of the committees to which he/she is responsible.