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Home My WebLink About2482-02.24.1969 9 Sa o ORDINANCE NO. C9N AN ORDINANCE CREATING THE OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS, AND DEFINING THE DUTIES OF SUCH OFFICER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA: SECTION I. CREATION OF OFFICE. That there is hereby created within the City of Waterloo, and as a part of the municipal governmental structure of said City, the office of Director of Public Works. SECTION II. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE. The Director of Public Works shall be appointed by the City Council, which appointment shall extend from the date of appointment until the 31st day of December of the following odd-numbered year, unless said appointment shall be made during an odd-numbered year, in which event said appointment shall extend only until December 31st of that same year. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the removal of and the termination of the appointment of said officer for cause as provided by law. SECTION III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR APPOINTMENT. Any person so appointed under the provisions of Section II of this ordinance shall be a civil engineer duly licensed by the State of Iowa, and fully qualified to practice civil engineering within the State of Iowa. SECTION IV. BOND. That a Director of Public Works shall within ten days from the date of his appointment qualify as provided by law and file a bond in the sum of $1, 000. 00 for the faithful performance of his duties with sureties to be approved by the City Council. SECTION V. DUTIES OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS. The Director of Public Works shall perform the following duties and be charged with the following responsibilities: A. He shall supervise and direct the conduct of the following city offices, departments and activities: (1) City Engineer (2) Building Official (3) Traffic Sign and Street Sign Department (4) Sewer Department (5) Street Department (6) Water Pollution Control Plant (7) Traffic Signal & Electrical Department (8) Forestry Department (9) Sanitation Department (10) Communications Department. -2- B. In connection with the supervision and direction of those offices, departments and activities designated in Subsection A of Section V, the said Director of Public Works shall in addition perform the following specific functions: 1. He shall review and forward to the Mayor and City Council with his approval or disapproval any and all requests for the annual budget and other appropriations initiated by said offices, departments or activities. 2. He shall approve or disapprove all purchases of equipment and supplies in amounts in excess of $200. 00 initiated by these offices, departments or activities. 3. He shall approve or disapprove starting salaries and wages, recommend changes of salaries or wages, and the hiring and discharging of employees as distinguished from city officers. In connection herewith he shall consult with the Personnel Director and the Mayor. 4. He shall establish policy for the operation of said offices, departments or activities. C. Other Duties. 1. The director of Public Works shall coordinate all work connected with public improvements including but not limited to Planning, Highways, Utilities, Urban Renewal, Flood Control, Parks, Parking, Public Buildings, and other Federal and State programs. 2. He shall prepare for submission to the Mayor and Council a long range improvement program in conjunction with the Comprehensive Plan which shall include streets, highways, storm sewers and sanitary sewers, and keep it current. D. Supervision and Control. 1. The Director of Public Works shall be subject to the supervision of and responsible to the Mayor and Council and the discharge of his duties as defined herein. • SECTION VI. SALARY PROVISIONS. The salary to be paid to the Director of Public Works shall be that fixed by proper and appropriate resolu- tion of the City Council of the City of Waterloo, Iowa. SECTION VII. REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES OR SECTIONS THEREOF. All ordinances and amendments which are in conflict with this ordinance are hereby repealed. Passed and adopted this 24th day of February , 1969. ATTEST: Mayor City Clerk Str-®121 STATE OF IOW A, I, 8obert J McCoy SS Publisher of the Waterloo Da t�,Courier Black Hawk County, a daily newspaper printed in the English language and published in Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa do solemnly swear that 2482 No• the annexed copy of Ordinance notice was published in the English language only Aitiggktekw ' ORDINANCE NO. 2482 for consecutive AN ORDINANCED CREATINGO THE once a OFFICE OF DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC day of 19 WORKS, UC DEFINING THE DU- ', commencing on the TIES OF SUCHAI OFFICER. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL' March 3 1969 ' THE CITY OF WATERLOO,OFIOWA: the issues of SECTION 1. CREATION OF OFFICE.' That there is hereby created within the of said newspaper, and City of Waterloca part of the municipal governmental structure of said City, the office of Director of Public, Works. that the annexed rate of advertising is the regular legalrate o f SECCTION II. APPOINTMENT AND TERM OF OFFICE. The Director of Pub- lic Works shall be appointed by the City said newspaper, and that the following is a correct bill for pub- Council, which appointment shall extend lishing said notice. from the dote of appoint lent until the 2 .20 31st day of December of the following odd-numbered year, unless said appoint- Printer's Bill ment shall be made during an odd-num- bered year, in which event said appoint- ment shall extend only until December 31st of that same year. Nothing herein contained shall prevent the removal of. and the termination of the appointment, 3rd day of said officer for cause as provided bye law. SECTION III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR me Subscribed and sworn to before this APPOINTMENT. Any person so appointed! i,,nn h _A. D., 19 _ 9 under the provisions of Section II of this 1'liz'CG___ 7 ordinance shall be a civil engineer duly' of '},��t�f¢—�— _... - licersed by the State of Iowa, and fully _' qualified to practice civil engineering Notary Pubilu within the State of Iowa. SECTION IV. BOND. That a Director - of Public Works shall within ten days ;from the date of his appointment qualify as provided by law and file a bond in Received of the sum of $1,000.00 for the faithful per- Dollars be aporeved byformance of s the duties Council.reties to SECTION OF DirecEtorOR of the sum of Public Works shall perform the following duties and be charged with the follow- in full for publication of the above notice. ing responsibilities: Publishers A. He shall supervise and direct the I conduct of the following city offices, de- jpa ts and activities: (1)1) Cite Engineer (2) Building Official (3) Traffic Sign and Street Sign Depart- ment (4) Sewer Department (5) Street Department (6) Water Pollution Control --- Plant (7) Traffic Signal & Electrical De- nartment (0) Forestry Deportment (9) \Snniiation Department (10 communica-