The Director of Public Service shall be the head of the Department of Public Service, which may consist of the Division of Water, Division of Sewers and Division of Streets and Roads, and Division of Building Inspection. He shall be appointed by the Mayor with the concurrence of a majority of the membership of Council, for a term not to exceed that for which the Mayor is elected, and shall be removed by the Mayor with the concurrence of two-thirds (2/3) of the membership of Council. Should for any reason, there be no Director of Public Service, the Department of Public Service shall be the responsibility of and be directed by the Mayor.
The Director of Public Service shall have charge of all public works and improvements and the construction thereof, and of all engineering and inspection in connection therewith. He shall be charged with the construction, improvement, repair and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, alleys, lanes, bridges, wharves, docks, and breakwalls; of water mains, pumps, systems, pipes, purification and filtration plants, and the water distribution systems, of sewers, sewage system, drains, ditches, culverts streams, water courses and harbors, and of all public buildings, parks, playgrounds, cemeteries, and other public places belonging to the Municipality dedicated to public use. He shall manage and control cemeteries, market houses, sewage treatment plants, water works, and all public utilities of the Municipality, owned or operated in whole or in part by the Municipality, and shall enforce all the obligations of privately owned or operated public utilities enforceable by the Municipality.
He shall have charge of the making and preservation of all records of surveys, maps, plans, drawings and cost estimates for public work; the cleaning, resurfacing, repairing, sprinkling and lighting of streets and public places; the collection of rubbish and disposal of wastes; and the preservation of all property belonging to the Municipality and pertaining to the functions thereof. He shall perform such other duties, consistent with his office, as may be required by this Charter, ordinance of Council, or as directed by the Mayor.
He shall be required by Council to purchase, at his own expense, professional liability insurance for an error or omission for rendering or failure to render a professional service commonly referred to as Architects and Engineers Errors and Omissions Insurance, and shall provide the Council with written evidence to the effect that such insurance is in full force and effect and may not be cancelled without at least ten (10) days written notice to the Mayor and Council. (Amended 11-3-92.)