Chapter 2.52
DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS

Sections:

2.52.010    Established – Appointment.

2.52.020    Duties.

2.52.030    Responsibility to city administrator.

2.52.040    Compensation.

2.52.010 Established – Appointment.

The position of director of public works is created and established. The director of public works shall be appointed by the mayor, which appointment shall be subject to confirmation by a majority vote of the city council and approval of the director of public works’ employment agreement. (Ord. 1979 § 1, 2001: Ord. 1889 § 10, 1999: Ord. 1398 § 1, 1987)

2.52.020 Duties.

The duties of the director of public works shall be as follows:

A. Serve as the department head of the engineering department, sewage treatment plant, street department, water department and parks department;

B. Plan, organize, direct and control functions of each of the departments specified in subsection A of this section;

C. Prepare budgets for all departments under his supervision;

D. Develop and implement policies, procedures and practices to provide services in engineering, equipment maintenance, street and storm drainage maintenance, traffic control and water and sewer treatment;

E. Make all recommendations directly to the city administrator as to the hiring or discharging of personnel in all of the departments under his supervision;

F. Perform such other duties as the city administrator may direct. (Ord. 1398 § 21, 1987)

2.52.030 Responsibility to city administrator.

The director of public works shall be directly responsible to the city administrator for carrying out the duties described in SMC 2.52.020. (Ord. 1398 § 22, 1987)

2.52.040 Compensation.

The compensation to be paid to the director of public works shall be fixed by the city council in the yearly budget. (Ord. 1398 § 3, 1987)

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Code reviser’s note: Ord. 1398 contains two sections numbered “2”. The other is codified at § 2.52.030.


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Code reviser’s note: Ord. 1398 contains two sections numbered “2”. The other is codified at § 2.52.020.