[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council
of the Borough of Maywood 11-21-1972.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
The Department of Public Works, as heretofore
established, is hereby continued.
The purpose of the Department shall be to provide
for the care, maintenance, cleaning and repair of all public streets,
public places, parks and sewers and also for the collection, removal
and disposal of ashes and garbage.
[Amended 2-12-1991 by Ord. No. 4-91; 12-13-1994 by Ord. No.
20-94; 3-26-2013 by Ord. No. 1-13]
A.
The Department
of Public Works shall function under the general supervision of the
Borough Administrator and the Mayor and Council as a whole.
B.
The Mayor
and Council shall have the power to hire and designate a Superintendent
of Public Works, who shall faithfully and promptly obey and cause
all of the workers under him or her to obey all of the rules, regulations
and orders from time to time prescribed by the Borough Administrator
and/or Mayor and Council and shall diligently pursue the various labors
and duties incumbent on the position. The position of Superintendent
shall not be subject to tenure, nor shall anyone holding the position
be entitled to tenure.
C.
The Superintendent
of Public Works shall, unless otherwise directed by the rules and
regulations or resolutions adopted by the Mayor and Council, report
to and be subject to the direction of the Borough Administrator and
the Mayor and Council as a whole.
D.
The Superintendent
of Public Works shall direct the subordinate employees of the Department
for the purpose of carrying on and performing the work of the Department.
He shall report regularly about the current status and activities
of the department to the Borough Administrator and/or to the Mayor
and Council as a whole.
[Amended 1-18-2007 by Ord. No. 01-07; 8-5-2010 by Ord. No.
13-10]
A.
There is hereby established the position of Supervisor
within the Department of Public Works.
(1)
The
Supervisor shall be under the direct supervision and direction of
the Public Works Manager. In the absence of the Public Works Manager,
the Supervisor, if there shall be only one supervisor, shall serve
as the Acting Public Works Manager. If there be more than one supervisor,
the Borough Administrator shall designate one of the supervisors as
Acting Public Works Manager.
(2)
The
Supervisor shall supervise and direct, subject to the supervision
and direction of the Public Works Manager, all other employees within
the Department of Public Works and perform such other duties as may
be assigned by the Public Works Manager or the Borough Administrator.
(3)
The
Supervisor shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor and Council.
(4)
The
Mayor and Council may, by resolution, fix the salary for the position
of Supervisor up to the maximum salary as may be established from
time to time in the current salary ordinance of the Borough of Maywood.
B.
Other employees. The Mayor and Council shall have
the power to hire and employ such other employees as from time to
time are deemed necessary for the proper and efficient performance
of the functions herein described.
A.
The Mayor and Council shall have the power to make
a contract or contracts with any individual or individuals, firm,
corporation or corporations for the performance of any of the duties
herein provided.
B.
It shall also have the power to rent, lease, hire
or purchase, or both, the necessary equipment, machinery, trucks and
contrivances for the efficient performance of the work specified by
the terms of this chapter.
