Live Oak, Sutter County Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Traffic Administration

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.

(Ord. 149 § 2, 1968)

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 Committee 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 and the traffic ordinances of this City.

(Ord. 149 § 2, 1968)

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

(Ord. 149 § 2, 1968)

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

(Ord. 149 § 2, 1968)

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 for future traffic safety activities.

(Ord. 149 § 2, 1968)