(A) The Director shall perform such duties as may be required relative to air pollution control, noise pollution control, solid waste and water pollution. The Director shall have control of all matters and things pertaining to the work of the Department of Environmental Management and shall supervise the execution of all laws, rules and regulations pertaining to air pollution, noise pollution, solid waste and water pollution.
(B) The Director shall have the powers and duties enumerated in Ord. 3522 (as amended) Article II, § 2.2, as well as those powers and duties enumerated in this section.
(C) The Director shall make all needful rules and regulations pertaining to the administration of the Department, and the rules and regulations shall be submitted to the Mayor for approval.
(D) The Director shall institute complaints against all persons violating any provision of this chapter or any ordinance, or any state or federal statutes, rules or regulations, and institute necessary legal proceedings to prosecute violations of this chapter or any state or federal statutes, rules or regulations, and compel the prevention and abatement of any adverse environmental effects or nuisances arising therefrom.
(E) The Director shall make inspections of any existing or newly installed, constructed, reconstructed, or altered air pollution, noise pollution, solid waste or water pollution, process equipment or control equipment.
(F) The Director shall investigate complaints of violations of this chapter and make inspections and observations and record the investigations, complaints, inspections and observations.
(G) The Director shall approve or reject applications for air pollution permits, and administer the issuance of certificates of operation, installation permits, notices or other matters required under the provisions of Ord. 3522 (as amended).
(H) The Director shall encourage voluntary cooperation by persons or affected groups in the preservation and restoration of the purity of the environment.
(I) The Director shall collect and disseminate information on environmental management.
(J) The Director shall work with planning and zoning agencies for the purpose of coordinating activities under provisions of this chapter and foster the best possible management of environmental resources.
(K) The Director shall cooperate and work with federal, interstate, state, county, district, municipal and other agencies concerned with the environment, with regard to environmental studies, abatement programs, public complaints and other matters to the end that the environmental sources of the city shall be best conserved and improved.
(1) Do any and all acts which may be necessary for the successful prosecution of the purposes of this chapter and such other acts as may be specifically enumerated therein as his or her duties.
(Prior Code, § 102.14) (Ord. 7102, passed 12-19-1988)