[R.O. 2009 § 105.080; R.O. 2007
§ 105.080; Ord. No. 2557, 7-14-2005; Ord. No. 2659, 10-12-2006]
A.
There is hereby created the position of
Director of Public Works who shall have the duties and responsibilities
hereinafter set forth.
B.
The Director of Public Works shall be hired
on an "at-will" or contract basis as shall be determined by the Board
of Aldermen from time to time. The Director shall be hired following
the same process as is now or as may in the future be used for the
hiring of other hourly or salaried personnel.
C.
Compensation for the Director of Public
Works shall be as established by ordinance from time to time.
D.
The Director of Public Works shall perform
the following duties:
1.
He/she shall have general supervisory
responsibility for the construction, extension, improvement and maintenance
of the City water and sewage system.
2.
He/she shall have general supervisory
responsibility for construction, extension, improvement and maintenance
of the storm drainage system.
3.
He/she shall have general supervisory
responsibility for the construction, improvement and maintenance of
all City streets, bridges, alleys and sidewalks.
4.
He/she shall have general supervisory
responsibility for the construction, improvement or maintenance of
City buildings, grounds and improvements.
5.
He/she shall recommend to the Mayor
and Board of Aldermen improvements or maintenance which he/she deems
necessary or appropriate to the City's water plant and system, sewage
disposal plant and system, storm drainage system, streets, alleys,
sidewalks, bridges, buildings and other improvements.
6.
He/she shall estimate costs for construction
or improvements for maintenance of all City utilities, streets, alleys,
sidewalks, buildings and other improvements.
7.
He/she shall draw or upon direction
of the Board of Aldermen cooperate with professional engineers, architects
and others in the drawing of plans and specifications for the construction,
extension and improvement of the City water system, sewage system,
storm drainage system, streets, bridges, alleys, sidewalks, buildings
and other improvements; and when authorized by the Board of Aldermen
shall seek bids from general contractors for any such construction,
extension or improvements.
8.
He/she shall have responsibility
to perform traffic studies as required to evaluate the City's traffic
plan, to designate stop and yield intersections, to designate turning
lanes and places, to maintain traffic signals and devices and, in
general, to perform all duties of a Traffic Engineer including, but
not necessarily limited to, those specified by Title III of this Code
to be performed by the Director of Public Works.
9.
He/she shall perform all duties as
may now or hereafter be provided by law or ordinance to be performed
by the City Engineer, Street Commissioner or Traffic Engineer or Director
of City Services, and reference to said positions by those or similar
titles in existing or future ordinances shall be deemed to refer to
the Director of Public Works.
10.
He/she shall perform such additional
duties as are consistent with his/her designated duties as directed
by ordinance, resolution or motion of the Board of Aldermen or order
of the Mayor.
E.
The Director of Public Works shall provide
at City expense, a fidelity bond in an amount that may from time to
time be determined by the Board of Aldermen conditioned upon his/her
accounting for and delivering to the City Treasurer all funds or other
City properties which may come into his/her hands.
