The Director of Public Works either directly or through the appropriate divisions established in the Department of Public Works, shall manage and supervise all public improvements, works and undertakings of the City except as otherwise provided by the Charter and ordinances of the City. He or she shall have charge of the planning, construction, improvement, repair and maintenance of streets, boulevards, sidewalks, alleys, lanes and other public highways; of the planning, construction, improvement, repair and maintenance and the operation of bridges and viaducts; of drains, ditches, culverts; the cleaning and sprinkling of streets, boulevards and public places; the collection and disposal of waste; the preservation of tools, equipment and other property belonging to the City and pertaining to the Department of Public Works; charge and management of City Hall buildings; charge and management of the Public Hall, the Music Hall, the Little Theater, the main arena, Mall Units 1 and 2 (Malls B and C), and all meeting rooms which shall comprise and be known as “The Public Auditorium Building”, and Cleveland Browns Stadium; all City parks, recreation facilities and markets; all City off-street parking facilities not under the jurisdiction of another department; all other real estate belonging to the City and not under the jurisdiction of another department; the installation and maintenance of parking meters in parking meter zones established by the Commissioner of Traffic Engineering; and the issuance of parking infraction tickets and the impoundment of vehicles to the extent that the Codified Ordinances specifically authorize employees of the Division of Parking Facilities to perform said tasks.
The Director of Public Works and his or her designees, which shall include only supervisory or higher ranking officials in the Department of Public Works, when commissioned by the Director of Public Safety as special police, may enforce minor misdemeanor offenses related to solid waste collection and disposal through the issuance of citations in accordance with Rule 4.1 of the Rules of Criminal Procedure. He or she shall further perform all other duties pertaining to the Department which may be required of him or her by ordinance or by the Mayor.
(Ord. No. 1516-11. Passed 12-5-11, eff. 12-9-11) (BOC Res. No. 0076-12. Adopted 2-22-12)