Chapter 10.08
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
10.08.010 Police administration.
10.08.020 Duty of traffic division.
10.08.030 Traffic accident studies.
10.08.040 Traffic accident reports.
10.08.050 Traffic division to submit annual traffic safety report.
10.08.060 City traffic engineer.
10.08.070 Powers and duties of city traffic engineer – Delegation.
10.08.080 Repealed by Ord. 87-10 § 3.
10.08.090 Repealed by Ord. 87-10 § 3.
10.08.100 Repealed by Ord. 87-10 § 3.
10.08.110 Repealed by Ord. 87-10 § 3.
10.08.010 POLICE ADMINISTRATION.
There is hereby established in the police department of this city a traffic division to be under the control of an officer of police appointed by and directly responsible to the chief of police.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3201).
10.08.020 DUTY OF TRAFFIC DIVISION.
It is the duty of the traffic division, with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department, to enforce the street traffic regulations of this city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate traffic accidents and to cooperate with the city traffic engineer and other officers of the city in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division by Chapters 10.08 through 10.60 and the traffic regulations of this city.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3202).
10.08.030 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT STUDIES.
Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the traffic division shall cooperate with the city traffic engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3203).
10.08.040 TRAFFIC ACCIDENT REPORTS.
The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the city traffic engineer.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3204).
10.08.050 TRAFFIC DIVISION TO SUBMIT ANNUAL TRAFFIC SAFETY REPORT.
The traffic division shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the chief of police. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in this city as follows:
(1) The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured. and other pertinent traffic accident data;
(2) The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3205).
10.08.060 CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER.
The office of city traffic engineer is hereby established The director of public works shall serve as city traffic engineer, and he shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this title and in the traffic ordinances of this city Whenever the city traffic engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic-control devices or signals, he may cause such devices or signals to be placed or maintained.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3206).
10.08.070 POWERS AND DUTIES OF CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER – DELEGATION.
It is the general duty of the city traffic engineer to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of this city. Whenever, by the provisions of Chapters 10.08 through 10.60 a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him.
(Ord. NS 725, 1968: prior code § 3207).