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The traffic division shall annually prepare a traffic report which shall be filed with the city council. Such a report shall contain information on traffic matters in this city as follows:
A. The number of traffic accidents, the number of persons killed, the number of persons injured, and other pertinent traffic accident data;
B. The number of traffic accidents investigated and other pertinent data on the safety activities of the police;
C. The plans and recommendations of the division for future traffic safety activities.
(Prior code § 11.08.050 (Ord. 581 § 2.4, 1965))
The public works director shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this title and in the traffic ordinances of this city. Whenever the public works director is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic-control devices or signals, he may cause such devices or signals to be placed or maintained.
(Prior code § 11.08.060 (Ord. 581 § 2.5, 1965))
A. It shall be the general duty of the public works director to determine the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, to conduct engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of this city.
B. Whenever, by the provisions of this title, a power is granted to the public works director or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him.
(Prior code § 11.08.070 (Ord. 581 § 2.6, 1965))
Officers of the police department and such officers as are assigned by the chief of police are authorized to direct all traffic by voice, hand, audible or other signal in conformance with traffic laws, except that in the event of a fire or other emergency or to expedite traffic or to safeguard pedestrians, officers of the police department or members of the fire department may direct traffic as conditions may require, notwithstanding the provisions to the contrary contained in this title.
(Ord. 80-6-848 § 5: prior code § 11.08.080 (Ord. 581 § 3, 1965))
No person other than an officer of the police department or members of the fire department or a person authorized by the chief of police or a person authorized by law shall direct or attempt to direct traffic by voice, hand or other signal, except that persons may operate, when and as provided in this title, any mechanical push-button signal erected by order of the public works director.
(Prior code § 11.08.090 (Ord. 581 § 3.1, 1965))
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