The enforcement authority designated by the City Council shall exercise the following duties:
(A) Implement the ordinances, resolutions and motions of the Council;
(B) Cause a continual check to be made of traffic movement, congestion and accidents on the streets of the city and, after appropriate study, submit from time to time to the Council those recommendations which may be adopted by resolution or ordinance;
(C) Keep and maintain a record showing a description of all signs and signals now installed or hereafter installed on any street; and
(D) Temporarily close to vehicular or pedestrian traffic any street when in his or her opinion it is necessary to do so because of an emergency or for the protection of lives, limb, public safety or property or for the more expeditious movement of either vehicular or pedestrian traffic, or for special events of community interest, parades or construction in a street right-of-way. The designated official shall cause to be placed and maintained during such temporary closure, “No Parking,” “No Walking,” “Street Closed” or other appropriate directional signs.
(Prior Code, § 70.16) (Ord. 402, passed 3-12-2007)