A. Department Created; Superintendent Appointment: There shall be a street department, the head of which shall be the street superintendent appointed by the mayor for an indefinite term, and removable by the mayor. The mayor shall be ex officio street superintendent, unless he appoints another to serve in this capacity. The street superintendent shall be an officer of the city, and shall have supervision and control of the street department. (1985 Code ch. 1 part 2 § 3-2)
B. Duties: It shall be the duty of the street department, insofar as the city government performs these functions with its own personnel, to construct, improve, maintain and clean streets, including alleys and other public ways, bridges, and sidewalks; to erect and maintain street name signs; and to supervise the use of streets by privately owned utilities. (1985 Code ch. 1 part 2 § 3-3)