(a) Establishment of Office; Term. There is hereby established the office of Supervisor of City Maintenance, which Supervisor shall hold office for a term of one year or until his or her successor is appointed and qualified.
(b) Appointment. The Supervisor shall be appointed by the Mayor by and with the advice and consent of Council at the first regular meeting of Council on the second Monday in May of each year.
(c) Duties.
(1) The Supervisor shall have charge of the improvement, repair and cleaning of all streets, avenues and alleys in the City and shall supervise the construction and repair of sidewalks therein. No improvement or repair, except such as may be immediately necessary, shall be made by him or her without the previous order of Council. He or she shall, without delay, cause all unsafe places in or on any street, alley, bridge, culvert or other place to be repaired and shall report the cost thereof to Council for allowance. Such Supervisor shall see that the streets and alleys are cleaned annually, shall recommend improvements therefor and shall oversee the Motor Fuel Tax Program of the City each year.
(2) The Supervisor shall, annually, in the spring of the year, under the direction of the City Maintenance Committee, cause the streets, avenues and alleys, where needed, to be cleaned and the gutters opened and shall, so far as it is practical, keep them in that condition during the year. He or she shall, from time to time, examine the sewers, culverts and all other unsafe places to be repaired, shall report the condition of the same to Council and shall recommend such improvements or repairs as he or she may deem necessary.
(3) The Supervisor shall keep a correct list of all improvements, materials and other property of the City in his or her charge or possession and, upon the expiration of his or her term of office or his or her resignation thereof or removal therefrom, he or she shall deliver such property to his or her successor in office, taking a receipt therefor, which receipt he or she shall immediately file with the City Clerk who shall credit him or her with the same and charge his or her successor therewith.
(4) The Supervisor shall also be in charge of the general management and control of the water and sewerage system of the City. The Supervisor or his or her designated representative is hereby authorized to make inspections of all premises from which such water and sewerage system is being used, provided that such inspections are made at reasonable hours so as to inconvenience the customers as little as possible. He or she shall see that every water and sewer customer is billed each month for water and sewer used during the preceding month and shall read or supervise the reading of all water meters in use in determining the charge to be made. If any user has not been furnished with a meter, the Supervisor shall see that a bill is rendered to such user at the flat rate provided. Such Supervisor shall supervise the collection of all water rentals and see that all rentals are promptly paid.
(5) The Supervisor shall have general control and supervision of the entire water and sewerage system of the City subject to instructions and advice from the Mayor and Council. He or she shall receive and record in a book kept for that purpose all applications for taps along all lines and mains, which record shall show the location and size of all such taps. The Supervisor or his or her designated employee shall supervise all taps to water and sewer lines or mains, including the installation of the corporation cock, and shall inspect all work and materials put in by the applicant from the corporation cock to the meter or to the curb cock if a meter is not available. He or she shall make a monthly report to Council at its regular meeting of all transactions of his or her office, together with recommendations concerning the operation of the water and sewerage system.
(6) The Supervisor shall have the further duty to see that all provisions of the ordinances pertaining to the water and sewerage system are strictly enforced and to supervise the keeping of records concerning water users and payments made for water and sewer service.
He or she is further charged with any and all further duties, which duties include supervision and work necessary and proper for the efficient operation of the water and sewerage system. If the Supervisor is not a qualified water and sewer operator pursuant to the statutes and regulations of the State, the City may employ a person who is so qualified as an employee of the Department of City Maintenance so that the City shall be in compliance with all requirements for qualified personnel to operate the water and sewerage system of the City.
(7) The Supervisor shall be required to work as are all other employees of the Department and shall not be a strictly supervising employee.
(d) Bond. The Supervisor shall sign a corporate surety bond, in an amount of not less than ten thousand dollars ($10,000), which bond shall be provided by the City.
(Ord. 559. Passed 4-11-88.)