(A) He shall perform such duties as are provided for by law or ordinance, and in addition thereto such other duties as from time to time may be imposed upon him by the City Manager. In general, he will:
(1) Be responsible for the operation, administration, maintenance, and supervision of the city's cemeteries, parks, campgrounds and recreation areas.
(2) Be responsible for the proper control of grass, weeds and trees, and in general, for the good appearance of all city-owned or controlled land.
(B) Exceptions are grounds maintained by the Fire Department, grounds inside the work area of other departments, and grounds associated with storm water drainage ditches maintained by the Public Works Department.
(C) This responsibility includes lots whose owners have failed to comply with the requirements of the city code, and where the city takes the responsibility to abate a nuisance. In the event the city is abating a nuisance on property not owned by the city, the Department Head for Parks and Cemeteries will maintain an accounting of manpower and equipment so that the property owner can be charged for the cost of abating the nuisance.
(D) The Department Head for Parks and Cemeteries shall also prepare the annual departmental budget.
('71 Code, § 1-22-3) (Am. Ord. 2409, passed 4-30-79; Am. Ord. 2805, passed 11-9-92)