Section 8.1. Director - Appointment and qualifications
The city manager shall appoint the director of the department of public works,
who shall be a graduate of an accredited school of engineering and shall be
registered under the laws of Missouri and qualified to perform the duties required
of him by this Charter and the ordinances of the city.
Section 8.2. Same - Powers and duties
The director of public works shall serve as city engineer and shall have charge
of:
(1) The designing, construction, reconstruction, supervision, and repair of
all municipal buildings, bridges, viaducts, waterways, sewers, drains, levees,
airports, public market facilities, off-street parking facilities, tunnels and
structures, including alterations, replacements, additions, and appurtenances
thereto, and maintenance of the same, unless otherwise provided in this Charter.
(2) The physical construction and improvement, and the physical maintenance
of all parks, parkways, playgrounds, golf courses, recreational centers, camps,
swimming pools, and all other city-owned land and buildings to be used for recreational
purposes.
(3) The grading and improvement of all streets, alleys, highways, sidewalk spaces
and public ways, and keeping the same open and in a safe and clean condition.
(4) The construction, reconstruction, repair, and maintenance of all pavements,
curbs, and sidewalks.
(5) The collection and disposal of garbage, ashes and refuse, and treatment
and disposal of sewage.
(6) The lighting of public grounds and highways, the laying of conduits, the
location, erection and construction of poles and all structures in, on or over
public grounds and highways, the granting of all permits to excavate into or
disturb any highways or public property or to make any special use thereof;
provided that, with respect to such functions, the duties of the department
of public works and the public utility department shall be coordinated by the
city manager.
(7) The inspection of gas, plumbing, electrical wiring, boilers, elevators,
smoke, sanitary and safety equipment of all buildings and structures within
the city, and such other inspectional duties as the council may by ordinance
prescribe.
(8) The issuance and revocation of all building permits, and the administration
of all building and zoning ordinances.
(9) The making and the keeping of records of all plats, surveys, drawings, and
estimates, and the furnishing of all information and reports relating to public
works or the public works department as may be required by the city manager.
(10) The making and keeping of records of location, direction, depth, and connection
of all underground structures and equipment.
(11) The drafting of a city building code and amendments thereto for adoption
by the city council.
(12) Notwithstanding any of the other provisions of this section to the contrary,
other than paragraph number six (6), the director of public works shall not
have charge of any of the properties, institutions, or facilities in charge
of and operated by any of the administrative boards established by this Charter
nor responsibility for the performance of any duty or function imposed upon
or entrusted to any such board, though nothing shall prevent the director of
public works from performing any appropriate public works activities for any
board under agreement with the board.
Approved by vote of the people April 6, 1971.
As the director of public works and as city engineer, he shall perform such
additional duties not herein specifically set out as may be required of him
by this Charter, by law, by ordinance, or by the city manager.