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AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND TITLE 2.56, SECTION 2.56.02 OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF JONESBORO, ARKANSAS TO INCLUDE SECTIONS 2-8 REGARDING PUBLIC WORKS DIRECTOR (NOTE: THIS ORDINANCE WAS AMENDED BY ORD-89:1181 ON NOVEMBER 20, 1989)
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BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1536 was adopted on October 4, 1976 and;
WHEREAS, said ordinance established qualifications for the position of Public Works Director and;
WHEREAS, Ordinance No. 1913 adopted March 4, 1985 amended Section 1 of Ordinance No. 1536;
WHEREAS, Section 2 thru 8 of Ordinance No. 1536 were inadvertently omitted when the Jonesboro Municipal Code Book was recodified; and;
NOW THEREFORE IT IS ORDAINED by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas:
SECTION 1: That title 2.56, Chapter 2.56.02 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas is hereby amended to include the following:
2.56.03. QUALIFICATIONS. The incumbent to the herein established position shall be duly qualified, registered professional Civil Engineer, licensed to practice within the State of Arkansas.
2.56.04 SALARY AND RENUMERATION. The said Public Works Director/Engineer shall receive such salary and remuneration for his services to the City and for carrying out the responsibilities hereinafter prescribed as shall from time to time be fixed by resolution of the City Council of Jonesboro.
2.56.05. DUTIES AND AUTHORITY. The duties and authority of the Public Works Director/City Engineer of the City of Jonesboro shall be as follows:
(a) He or a person so designated shall supervise the engineering, including plan and specification preparation and on-site inspection of work, in connection with the maintenance and repair, construction and reconstruction of streets, sidewalks, crosswalks, drains, ditched, gutters, culverts, bridges, and all other city performed improvements, construction and repairs as directed by the Mayor and City Council.
(b) He shall be ultimately responsible for insuring the preparation, professional certification, and submission of plans and specifications with estimate of costs, when so directed by the Mayor and City Council, or proposed construction, reconstruction, extensions, or improvements, and shall supervise and be responsible for such construction or maintenance after same has been approved by the Mayor and City Council, and the construction or improvement authorized, and shall, when such work is done by contract, inspect and be responsible for the proper performance and completion of the contract for such improvements.
(c) He shall be ultimately responsible for insuring the examination of all plats and specifications of proposed subdivisions within the corporate limits of under the jurisdiction of the City Planning Commission, before such plats and specifications are submitted to the City Planning Commission, and shall certify said submissions as to their agreement with the master street plan and that such subdivision plat, plans and specifications, conform to the subdivision ordinance, rules and regulations of the City of Jonesboro.
(d) He or a person he so designated shall from time to time as deemed necessary inspect all such subdivision improvements as the subdivision work progresses to determine and insure that such work is done in conformity to the subdivision rules, regulations, and standards provided for by the laws and ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, and shall institute prosecution of any deviation from such regulations or violations thereof.
(e) He shall establish all grades for streets, curbs, and sidewalks, drains, and storm sewers within the City of Jonesboro, when they are to be constructed by the City, and when such improvements are done by contract, or by a sub-divider, shall check and certify.
(f) He or a person he so designates shall be responsible for and he or a person he so designates shall supervise all of the duties now imposed upon the plumbing inspector, and electrical inspector, and shall make or cause to be made all examinations and inspections required under the ordinances of the City of Jonesboro pertaining to such duties and offices, and shall enforce the provisions of all such ordinances.
(g) He shall be ultimately responsible for and he or a person he so designates shall supervise all of the duties now imposed upon the plumbing inspector, and electrical inspector, and shall make or cause to be made all examinations and inspections required under the ordinances of the City of Jonesboro pertaining to such duties and offices, and shall enforce the provisions of all such ordinances.
(h) He shall head a department of public works, which department shall include those services of solid waste collection and disposal, street and drainage maintenance and construction and building and zoning inspection, and subdivision development control. Supervisors of sanitation, street, and inspection functions shall be responsible directly to the Director of Public works/City Engineer for the efficient administration of their respective divisions.
(i) Said Engineer shall perform such other similar or related duties and exercise such other similar or related powers as may from time to time be required or conferred by the City Council of the City of Jonesboro.
2.56.06. REPORT TO COUNCIL. Said Engineer shall make a report to the Mayor and City Council at the first regular meeting of the City Council each month, and shall meet with the City Council at all other regular meetings for the purpose of reporting to and advising with the City Council upon matters coming before such council meetings
2.56.07 VALIDITY. If any section, paragraph, clause, or provision of this Ordinance shall be adjudged invalid or held unconstitutional, the same shall not effect the validity of the ordinance as a whole or any part or provision thereof, other than the part so decided to be invalid or unconstitutional.
2.56.08 This article shall not repeal any other ordinance, except Sections 2-24.1 through 2-24.5 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Jonesboro, Arkansas, but the provisions of this Ordinance shall be cumulative with and to such other laws or ordinances.
SECTION 2: EMERGENCY CLAUSE. It being found and determined by the City Council that the Municipal League inadvertently omitted the above language from the recodification of the Jonesboro Municipal Code Book, and emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance being necessary for the preservation of the public peace, health, and safety shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage and approval.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 16th day of October, 1989.