[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough
of Westwood 4-23-1963 by Ord. No. 571. Amendments noted where
applicable.]
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
The Department of Public Works (DPW) is hereby established in
the Borough of Westwood.
[Amended 7-15-1991 by Ord. No. 91-10; 9-3-1991 by Ord. No. 91-15]
The Department of Public Works of the Borough of Westwood as
herein established shall be under the overall control and supervision
of the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Westwood. This control
and supervision may, from time to time, be delegated to the Administrator
of the Borough of Westwood or to one or more members of the Governing
Body serving as a subcommittee for the purposes of monitoring the
activities of the Department of Public Works.
[Amended 3-23-1976 by Ord. No. 768; 7-15-1991 by Ord. No. 91-10; 9-3-1991 by Ord. No. 91-15; 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04; 6-17-2014 by Ord. No.
14-14]
A.
The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall appoint a Superintendent
of the Department of Public Works, to be designated as such by resolution.
B.
The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall appoint a Foreman
from the membership of the DPW to serve as Foreman for an additional
stipend and/or hourly increase to be fixed annually by ordinance.
The Foreman shall receive all economic benefits in effect for the
position that said person occupied prior to appointment as Foreman
and the additional compensation fixed for the Foreman duties. The
Borough shall grant any person appointed as Foreman a leave of absence
from the position vacated to assume the Foreman position, and said
person shall be entitled (subject to any restrictions arising out
of any collective bargaining agreement covering the DPW) to return
to said position on the conclusion of the Foreman employment, if otherwise
still qualified to hold that position.
C.
The Mayor, with the consent of the Council, shall appoint an Assistant
Foreman from the membership of the DPW to serve as Assistant Foreman
for an additional stipend and/or hourly increase to be fixed annually
by ordinance.
D.
The Superintendent shall have the responsibility for the day-to-day
functioning of the Department and for the general planning and supervision
of the Department for the purposes of carrying out the policies, goals
and directives of the Mayor and Council. The Superintendent's
duties may be as more particularly described in a job description
adopted from time to time.
E.
It shall be the duty of the Foreman to assist the Superintendent
and to serve as Deputy Superintendent in the absence of said individual.
The duties of the Foreman may be more particularly described in a
job description adopted and amended from time to time by the Mayor
and Council.
F.
It shall be the duty of the Assistant Foreman to assist the Superintendent
and Foreman in their duties and to serve as Deputy Superintendent
or Deputy Foreman in the absence of said individuals from work for
one or more days. The duties of the Assistant Foreman may be more
particularly described in a job description adopted and amended from
time to time by the Mayor and Council.
G.
It is intended that the Superintendent, Foreman and Assistant Foreman
shall serve as the on-site end of the chain of command from the Mayor
and Council and its designees to the employees of the Department.
In consideration of the duties and responsibilities for the positions
herein provided, the Superintendent, Foreman and Assistant Foreman
shall be paid the salary established annually in the Borough Salary
Ordinance.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: The Borough Salary Ordinance is on file in
the Borough offices.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
The duties of said Department of Public Works, by way of clarification
and not by way of limitation, shall be such as laid down and required
by the Mayor and Council through the Borough Administrator, which
said duties shall include:
A.
Maintenance
of streets and roads;
B.
Maintenance
of lawns and grounds of public parks, municipal buildings and other
municipal properties, including playgrounds;
C.
Cleaning
of streets;
D.
Protection
and cleaning of roads during the winter season, including spreading
of sand, cinders and salt, as required;
E.
Snow removal
from public highways and walkways of all municipal properties;
F.
Collection
of garbage, refuse and recycling;
G.
Painting
of traffic lanes, markers, curb restrictions and other requirements
for traffic control markings and maintenance of same;
H.
Maintenance
and erection of street signs and traffic signs as required and necessary;
I.
Maintenance
of all equipment as required by the Department; and
J.
Maintenance
of the Borough garage and sanitary landfills in an orderly and neat
condition.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
Any employee member of the Department of Public Works shall
be subject to reprimands, deductions of pay, suspension from work,
reduction in grade or dismissal, according to the nature or grievousness
of his offense, for violating regulations, orders or resolutions,
or for any violation of the rules and regulations of the Department
of Public Works as outlined in the current bargaining agreement.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
The Administrator shall, upon the final passage of this chapter,
and with the advice of the Mayor and Council, publish a set of rules
governing the work and conduct of the Department, which said rules
shall be adhered to strictly by all members of the Department of Public
Works. Said rules may be amended by the Administrator from time to
time as the work and operation of the Department may require. A copy
of said rules and regulations shall be posted in a conspicuous place
in the Department headquarters, and it shall be the duty of all members
of the Department to familiarize themselves with same.
[Amended 1-18-2011 by Ord. No. 11-04]
The Mayor and Council and the Administrator may require the
performance of such other duties from the Department of Public Works
as may from time to time seem necessary or advisable in the conduct
of the business of the Borough of Westwood.
