(a) There is hereby established a Department of Public Service to be headed by a Director of Public Service who need not be an elector of the City at the time of appointment, but who shall become an elector thereof within six months after his or her appointment. The Director of Public Service shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Mayor, and may be removed by the Mayor, without cause.
(b) The Director of Public Service shall have charge of the administration, operation, construction, maintenance and repair of all streets, roads and other public works, improvements and buildings, and any City owned or operated utilities. The Director shall not, except as otherwise provided in this Charter, have jurisdiction over the maintenance of recreational facilities and parks of the City. The Director shall perform such other powers, duties and functions as may be required by this Charter, by ordinance or resolution of the Council, or as directed by the Mayor.
(c) The Department of Public Service shall include a Division of Building and Zoning Inspection, a Division of Water, a Division of Sewer, a Division of Sanitation, and a Division of Streets, and such other divisions as shall be established by ordinance or resolution.
(d) The Director of Public Service shall make all necessary administrative rules and regulations for the government of the Department of Public Service and the several divisions thereof, subject to the approval of the Mayor.
(e) The Mayor shall designate an Acting Director to serve in the event of a vacancy in the office or the temporary absence or disability of the Director, and such Acting Director shall exercise all the powers, duties and functions of the Director.