There is hereby created the department of facilities and real estate management of the city of Dallas, at the head of which shall be the director of facilities and real estate management who shall be appointed by the city manager. The director must be a person professionally competent by experience and training to manage the department. The department will be composed of the director of facilities and real estate management and other assistants and employees the city council may provide by ordinance upon recommendation by the city manager. (Ord. Nos. 23694; 30994; 32789)
The director of the department of facilities and real estate management shall perform the following duties:
(1) Supervise and administer the department of facilities and real estate management.
(2) Have responsibility for the design, construction, operation, maintenance, repair, renovation, and expansion of all public buildings belonging to or used by the city, except as otherwise provided by the city manager, the city charter, or ordinance or resolution of the city council.
(3) Provide for the maintenance and upkeep of the grounds around all public buildings, except as otherwise provided by the city manager, the city charter, or ordinance or resolution of the city council.
(4) Perform such other duties as may be required by the city manager or by ordinance of the city council.
(5) Supervise the purchase and sale of all real property of the city.
(6) Manage real property under the director's supervision including approval of short term month-to-month leases.
(7) Determine pursuant to the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Properties Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 the public necessity for the acquisition of real property, when the property is purchased in whole or in part with community development grant funds.