Atwater Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Traffic Division

There is established in the Police Department of this City a traffic division to be under the control of an officer of police appointed by and directly responsible to the Chief of Police.

(Prior Code § 3-2.201)

It shall be the duty of the traffic division, with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department, to enforce the street traffic regulations of this City and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in this City; to make arrests for traffic violations; to investigate traffic accidents; and to cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer and other officers of the City in the administration of the traffic laws and in developing ways and means to improve traffic conditions; and to carry out those duties specially imposed upon the division by this title.

(Prior Code § 3-2.202)

Whenever the accidents at any particular location become numerous, the traffic division shall cooperate with the City Traffic Engineer in conducting studies of such accidents and determining remedial measures.

(Prior Code § 3-2.203)

The traffic division shall maintain a suitable system of filing traffic accident reports. Accident reports or cards referring to then shall be filed alphabetically by location. Such reports shall be available for the use and information of the City Traffic Engineer.

(Prior Code § 3-2.204)

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 of future traffic safety activities.

(Prior Code § 3-2.205)

The office of City Traffic Engineer is established. The City Engineer, or his designated representative, shall serve as City Traffic Engineer in addition to his other functions, and shall exercise the powers and duties with respect to traffic as provided in this title.

(Prior Code § 3-2.206)

It shall be the general duty of the City Traffic Engineer 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.

(Prior Code § 3-2.207)

Editor's note— Ord. CS 958, § 3, adopted Aug. 25, 2014, repealed § 10.08.080, which pertained to traffic commission—established, and derived from Ord. CS 730, adopted Aug. 28, 1995; Ord. CS 840, adopted June 28, 2004; Ord. CS 861, adopted Aug. 22, 2005; Ord. CS 877, § 1, adopted Dec. 11, 2006; and Ord. CS 911, § 1, adopted April 26, 2010.

Editor's note— Ord. CS 958, § 3, adopted Aug. 25, 2014, repealed § 10.08.090, which pertained to traffic commission—duties, and derived from prior Code § 3-2-209.