§ 131.01 Establishment of the Department of Public Works

   There is established a Department of Public Works to be controlled and administered by a Director of Public Works, subject to the provisions of the Charter and ordinances of the City, and to the direction of the Mayor. The Director may appoint and employ Assistant Directors, a secretary who may be in the unclassified service, and such other officers and employees as maybe necessary for the operation of his or her office and the several divisions and activities comprising the Department, except officers and employees appointed by commissioners of the several divisions in accordance with the provisions of Charter Section 79.

(Ord. No. 1330-A-10. Passed 12-6-10, eff. 12-6-10)

§ 131.02 Duties of the Director of Public Works

   The Director of Public Works either directly or through the appropriate divisions established in the Department of Public Works, 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; 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. 521-2024. Passed 7-10-24, eff. 7-16-24) (BOC Res. No. 377-24. Adopted 8-7-24)

§ 131.021 Downtown Parking Lot Landscaping Encroachment Permits – Repealed

(Ord. No. 1330-A-10. Passed 12-6-10, eff. 12-6-10)

§ 131.03 Office of Administration

   There is established in the Department of Public Works an Office of Administration to be administered and controlled by a Manager of Administration, subject to the provisions of the Charter and Codified Ordinances of Cleveland, Ohio 1976 and the supervision of the Director of Public Works.

(Ord. No. 1330-A-10. Passed 12-6-10, eff. 12-6-10)

§ 131.04 Duties of the Manager of Administration

   The Manager of Administration shall control and supervise all activities and personnel of the Office of Administration; shall coordinate departmental support for the various divisions of the Department of Public Works in the areas of personnel, legislation, budgeting, purchasing, information technology and in such additional areas as are determined to be necessary by the Director of Public Works for the efficient operation of the Department; and shall perform such other duties as may from time to time be required by ordinance or by the Director of Public Works.

(Ord. No. 1330-A-10. Passed 12-6-10, eff. 12-6-10)