(a) There shall be a Department of Sanitation under the supervision and direction of the Mayor. The Mayor or other duly authorized officer, with the approval of Council, shall be adequately equipped and supplied with personnel and equipment to properly and satisfactorily carry out the essential public service of collection, removing and disposing of solid waste produced in the households and places of business of the residents of the Town. The Mayor or other duly authorized officer, with the approval of Council, shall have, and is hereby given authority to prescribe, publish, promulgate and enforce any reasonable rules and regulations deemed by him necessary or proper, consistent with this article, to carry out the objectives and purposes thereof and for the safety and health of the residents of the Town in respect to the collection, removal and disposal of solid waste as defined in this article. The County Health Officer is hereby made and shall be, ex-officio Sanitation Inspector whose duty it shall be to advise and consult with the Mayor or other duly authorized officer with respect to enforcing the provisions of this article.
(b) In the event that Council determines that the Town should utilize the services of a designated independent contractor to perform the foregoing collection, removal and disposal services, the Mayor is authorized to reduce municipal manpower and equipment previously utilized by the Town to provide such service subject to applicable state law and applicable provisions of the Municipal Code.