(A) Establishment of Board. There is hereby established a Board of Public Works and Safety within the executive branch. The Board shall be the chief administrative body of the city and shall have control of the day-to-day operations of the following executive departments which are hereby established:
(1) The Police Department;
(2) The Fire Department; and
(3) The Utilities Department which consists of the sewage collection and disposal system, established by authority of I.C. 36-9-2-17, and water generation and distribution system, established by authority of I.C. 36-9-2-14.
(B) Membership of Board; appointment of department heads.
(1) The members of the Board of Public Works and Safety are the Mayor and two voters of the city who shall be chosen by the Mayor and serve at his or her pleasure.
(2) The Chiefs of the Police and Fire Departments and the heads of the Department of Law, sewage and water systems, and Street and Sanitation Departments are appointed by the Mayor and serve at his or her pleasure.
(3) Pursuant to I.C. 36-4-9-2, the Mayor shall appoint the heads of the Departments of Waterworks, Parks and Recreation, and Planning and Development with the approval of the statutory board or commission operating said department. These appointees serve at the pleasure of the Mayor.
(C) Contracts. Subject to the appropriation power of the Common Council, the foregoing departments shall have the ability to hire employees and purchase or contract for materials or services as the Board of Public Works and Safety or other governing board or commission deems necessary to perform their public functions.
(Prior Code, § 30.11) (Ord. 1160, passed 8-29-1983)
Statutory reference:
Related provisions, see I.C. 36-4-9-2, 36-9-2-14, and 36-9-2-17