Sec. 582. Director of Public Works

   There shall be a chief administrative officer of the Department of Public Works, known as the Director of Public Works, who shall be appointed and removed as provided in Section 508. Instead of those powers and duties set forth in Section 509, the director shall have the power and duty to:

   (a)   enforce all orders, rules and regulations adopted by the board;

   (b)   administer contracts;

   (c)   supervise and manage construction and maintenance work authorized by the board;

   (d)   approve those public works contracts within the authority delegated to the Director by the board or by ordinance;

   (e)   grant street encroachment and other permits necessary for the temporary use of City rights-of-way;

   (f)   make recommendations to the board about short- and long-range public works plans and programs;

   (g)   oversee the functions of departmental accounting and management-employee services including any bureaus charged with performing those functions, and issue instructions to, appoint, discharge, suspend and transfer the employees that perform those functions, all subject to the civil service provisions of the Charter;

   (h)   recommend to the board prior to the beginning of each fiscal year an annual departmental budget covering the anticipated revenues and expenditures of the department, conforming so far as practicable to the forms and dates provided in Article III in relation to the general City budget; and

   (i)   file with the board and the Mayor a written report on the work of the department on a regular basis as requested by the Mayor or board.

RECREATION AND PARKS DEPARTMENT

Sec. 590. Powers and Duties of the Department.

   The Department of Recreation and Parks shall have the power and duty:

   (a)   to establish, construct, maintain, operate and control, wherever located:

   (1)   all parks of the City of Los Angeles;

   (2)   all recreational facilities, museums, observatories, municipal auditoriums, sports centers and all lands, waters, facilities or equipment set aside or dedicated for recreational purposes and public enjoyment; and

   (3)   all property acquired by it or assigned to its jurisdiction for public recreation.

   (b)   to design, construct and operate, lease, rent or sell concessions or privileges to be exercised for the benefit, education, amusement, convenience or enjoyment of the public, in connection with any function, site or facility under the jurisdiction of the department;

   (c)   to establish schedules of charges for special services;

   (d)   to promote public recreation and cooperate with other public agencies and organizations for that purpose; and

   (e)   to establish, maintain and operate playgrounds or other recreational facilities upon portions of public streets, under terms and conditions provided by ordinance.

Sec. 591. Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners.

   The Board of Recreation and Park Commissioners shall have the power:

   (a)   to control all recreation and park sites;

   (b)   to control, appropriate and expend all money in the Recreation and Parks Fund and authorize the City Treasurer to invest any surplus funds under its control in accordance with Section 303(b); and

   (c)   to organize the work of the department into divisions and to appoint an administrative officer for each division or for any group of divisions.

Sec. 592. Chief Administrative Officer of Recreation and Parks.

   The chief administrative officer of the Department of Recreation and Parks shall be appointed and removed as provided in Section 508.