(A) Street Superintendent. The Street Department shall be headed by the Street Superintendent (subject to overall supervision by the Mayor) who shall be in charge of all personnel employed in the Street Department and shall direct and control all activities of the Department.
(B) Dismissal. The Mayor may remove any employee appointed by him or her for cause and shall report the reason for the removal to the City Council at the next meeting to be held, not less than five nor more than ten days after the removal and should the Mayor so fail to report or if the City Council by two-thirds vote of all its members authorized by law to be elected, disapproves of the removal, the employee shall be restored to his or her position and the vote by the City Council on the question shall be “yea” and “nay,” entered upon the records of the Council’s journal, the employee so restored shall receive pay for the time lost at his or her regular rate of pay.
(C) Vacancies. All vacancies and any new additional jobs in the Street Department shall be filled by appointment in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement, by the Mayor and with the advice and consent of the Council.
(1977 Code, § 3-14-7)