15-1407. Department commissioners; powers and duties.
15-1407
15-1407. Department commissioners; powers and duties.
The mayor shall be, ex officio, the commissioner of the police and fire
departments, and shall have under his or her special charge, and be
responsible for, the enforcement of all city ordinances and police
regulations of such city, and have general supervision over the fire
department, shall have under his or her special charge the public parks and
all property of such city, and shall have supervision over the health
department of such city, and shall in conjunction with the commissioner of
streets keep the streets, alleys and public grounds of such city in a
sanitary condition, and shall enforce all rules and regulations necessary
to this end and shall protect the health of the inhabitants of such city.
The board of commissioners shall, by a majority vote of all members
thereof, designate from among their number one commissioner, who shall be
known as "commissioner of finance, revenue, and waterworks," and lighting
plant owned by said city, who shall have under his or her special charge
the preparation of an annual budget, and the levy of taxes and the
collection of all revenues belonging to such city, from whatever source the
same may be derived, and the management of the finances of such city, and
the construction, maintenance and operation of any waterworks owned by any
such city; and one commissioner, who shall be known as "commissioner of
streets, alleys and public improvements," who shall have under his or her
special care the supervision of streets and alleys, and the repair,
construction and maintenance of sidewalks, bridges, and sewers, and all
other public improvements not herein otherwise provided for and shall have
general supervision over the engineering department of such city, and the
commissioner shall also see that all contracts for public improvements
under his or her supervision are faithfully complied with, and that the
conditions of all permits to excavate in the streets and alleys of the city
and the grant of any franchise or privilege are faithfully performed.
Said board of commissioners so constituted shall have control and
supervision over all the departments of such city and to that end shall
have power to make and enforce such rules and regulations as they may deem
fit and proper for and concerning the organization, management and
operation of all the departments of such city, and whatever agencies may be
created for the administration of its affairs.
In case at any time the duties of any of said commissioners shall be
found to be excessive, said board of commissioners, by a majority vote of
all the members thereof, may relieve said commissioner by assigning to some
other member of said board, for a time to be by them determined, a portion
of the work assigned by this act to said commissioner; and said board may
from time to time assign such further duties to each of said commissioners
as shall be for the best interests of such city.
History: L. 1913, ch. 128, § 13; March 19; R.S. 1923, § 15-1407.