There shall be a Department of Sanitation under the supervision and direction of the Director of Public Works. The Department of Sanitation, with the approval of the Council, shall be adequately equipped and supplied with personnel and equipment to properly and satisfactorily carry out the essential public service of collecting, removing and disposing of refuse produced in the households and places of business of the citizens of the city. The Mayor or other duly authorized officer, with the approval of the Council, shall have the authority to prescribe, publish, promulgate and enforce any and all reasonable rules and regulations deemed by him or her necessary or proper, consistent with state law, this code and other ordinances, to carry out the objects and purposes thereof and for the safety and health of the citizens of the city with respect to the collection, removal and disposal of refuse as herein defined; and it shall be unlawful for any person to violate or fail to comply with any such rules and regulations as approved by the Council.
(1991 Code, § 9-7) (Ord. passed 6-15-1950) Penalty, see § 50.99