Chapter 2.60
DIVISION OF TRANSPORTATION AND SERVICES
Sections:
2.60.010 Division of Transportation and Services.
2.60.030 Motor Vehicle Highway Department.
2.60.040 Traffic Engineering Department.
2.60.050 Metropolitan Evansville Transit System Department.
2.60.010 Division of Transportation and Services.
(A) There is hereby created the Division of Transportation and Services for the City.
(B) The Director of the Division of Transportation and Services shall be appointed by and shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(C) Assistants and employees of the division shall be appointed by the Mayor, with their compensation being set by the Mayor subject to appropriation by the Common Council.
(D) The Director shall coordinate the activities of the departments under the jurisdiction of the division.
(E) The Division of Transportation and Services shall be responsible for the operation of the following departments of the City:
(1) Motor Vehicle Highway Department.
(2) Traffic Engineering Department.
(3) Metropolitan Evansville Transit System Department.
(F) The Director of the Division of Transportation and Services shall report to the Mayor as to the activities of the various departments within the division’s jurisdiction.
(G) All contracts, bids, and legal documents regarding the Division of Transportation and Services must be presented to, and advertised, awarded, or approved by, the Board of Public Works or the Board of Public Safety.
(H) The Director of the Division of Transportation and Services shall serve on the Mayor’s Cabinet.
(I) The City Civil Engineer Department shall be a department of the Division of Transportation and Services. The City Civil Engineer shall coordinate his activities with the Director of the Division of Transportation and Services. [Ord. G-88-11, passed 5-9-88; Ord. G-82-53, passed 12-13-82; Ord. G-81-53, passed 12-14-81. 1962 Code, Art. 3, Ch. 8, § 1; 1982 Code § 30.095; 1983 Code § 3.30.095.]
2.60.020 City Civil Engineer.
(A) The City Engineer shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve at his pleasure.
(B) The City Engineer may nominate assistants who may be appointed by the Mayor.
(C) The City Engineer shall perform the duties required of him by statute, this code, and the Mayor of the City of Evansville. [Ord. G-88-11, passed 5-9-88; Ord. G-81-53, passed 12-14-81. 1962 Code, Art. 3, Ch. 8, § 2; 1982 Code § 30.096; 1983 Code § 3.30.096.]
2.60.030 Motor Vehicle Highway Department.
(A) There is hereby created the Motor Vehicle Highway Department as a department of the Division of Transportation and Services.
(B) The department shall have as its head a Superintendent who shall be appointed by the Mayor and shall serve at his pleasure. The Superintendent shall report to the Division Director.
(C) The Motor Vehicle Highway Department shall be responsible for the Central Garage and the Highway Garage and shall provide mechanical maintenance for the City’s heavy equipment and emergency equipment. The department shall perform any additional functions assigned to it by the Division Director or this code. [Ord. G-81-53, passed 12-14-81. 1962 Code, Art. 3, Ch. 8, § 3; 1982 Code § 30.097; 1983 Code § 3.30.097.]
2.60.040 Traffic Engineering Department.
(A) There is hereby created the Traffic Engineering Department as a department of the Division of Transportation and Services.
(B) The department shall have as its head a Superintendent who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Superintendent shall report to the Board of Public Safety and/or the Mayor or the Mayor’s designees.
(C) The department shall:
(1) Conduct all research relating to the engineering aspects of the planning of:
(a) Public ways;
(b) Lands abutting all public ways; and
(c) Traffic operation on public ways.
(2) Advise the Mayor in the formulation and execution of plans and policies resulting from his research under subsection (C)(1) of this section.
(3) Study all accident records, to which he has access at all times, in order to reduce accidents.
(4) Direct the use of all traffic signs, traffic signals, and paint markings, except on streets traversed by State highways.
(5) Recommend all necessary parking regulations.
(6) Recommend the proper control of traffic movement. [Ord. G-81-53, passed 12-14-81. 1962 Code, Art. 3, Ch. 8, § 4; 1982 Code § 30.098; 1983 Code § 3.30.098.]
2.60.050 Metropolitan Evansville Transit System Department.
(A) There is hereby created the Metropolitan Evansville Transit System Department as a department of the Division of Transportation and Services.
(B) The department shall be headed by a Manager who shall be appointed by the Mayor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the Mayor. The Manager shall report to the Director of the Division of Transportation and Services.
(C) The department shall be responsible for the operation and management of the City transit system.
(D) The Division of Transportation and Services does hereby assume all legal obligations heretofore incurred by the Evansville Transit Board. [Ord. G-81-53, passed 12-14-81. 1962 Code, Art. 3, Ch. 8, § 6; 1982 Code § 30.099; 1983 Code § 3.30.099.]