It is the intention of the city to conduct a program of plant pest control pursuant to authority granted by M.S. § 18.022. This program is directed specifically at the control and elimination of Dutch Elm disease fungus and elm bark beetles and is undertaken at the recommendation of the Commissioner of Agriculture. The City Forester, hereinafter provided for, shall act as coordinator between the Commissioner of Agriculture and the city in the conduct on the program.
('69 Code, § 6.71, Subd. 2)