(A) Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, any absolute or discretionary authority granted in this chapter is to the Safety-Service Director (except when the language plainly provides a direct grant of any such authority to one or more of his or her assistants as well) and the duties set forth in this chapter shall be performed by the Director (except when the language plainly provides that one or more of his or her assistants are included).
(B) As used in this chapter,
THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SERVICE means the Safety-Service Director and only those officers and employees actually authorized by him or her to assist in the administration of his or her duties. Adequate facilities for communicating with the Director and his or her authorized assistants are available to the public, and no official, officer or employee in another department of the city has any authority to bind or obligate the Director or his or her assistants.
(C) This chapter is intended to make violations of any of the provisions of this chapter and of future regulations or rules of the Safety-Service Director offenses against the city and is not intended to limit the authority of the Director over the city's waterworks under the laws of the state. Except where the contrary is herein plainly provided, the authority of the Director to conduct and manage the affairs and business of the waterworks whenever, wherever and however he or she considers most prudent is hereby acknowledged and approved. Any interference with his or her activities in such respects are hereby declared a violation of this chapter, punishable as other violations hereof.
(D) In order that notice may be more readily provided the citizens of the city, as well as nonresident consumers, of the duties of the Department of Public Safety and Service to consumers, and also the duty of each consumer to the Department, to enable the supplying of a maximum of service at a minimum of expense and loss, the Safety-Service Director is hereby authorized and directed to have copies of this chapter printed and distributed in such number to ensure distribution to at least every subscriber of the Water Department.
(`82 Code, § 1040.01) (Ord. 62-1934, passed 12-20-34)