(A) Position created. The city’s Public Works Director shall be the Forester. The powers and duties as set forth in this subchapter are hereby conferred upon the Forester or his or her duly authorized agent.
(B) Duties. It is the duty of the City Forester to coordinate, under the direction and control of the Council, all activities of the city relating to the control and prevention of insect-infested and diseased trees, including but not limited to, emerald ash borer, Dutch elm, and oak wilt diseases. The Forester shall recommend to the Council the details of a program for the control of insect-infested and diseased trees, and perform the duties incidental to a program adopted by the Council, and other duties as provided by this chapter.
(Ord. 633, passed 10-9-97; Am. Ord. 818, passed 7-12-07; Am. Ord. 864, passed 6-11-09)