Rancho Mirage Municipal Code Ch. 10.08 Administration

There is established in the police department of the 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. 52 § 2, 1975)

It is 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 the city and all of the state vehicle laws applicable to street traffic in the 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 chapter and the traffic ordinances of the city.

(Ord. 52 § 2.1, 1975)

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.

(Ord. 52 § 2.2, 1975)

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 engineer.

(Ord. 52 § 2.3, 1975)

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 including but not limited to:

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. 52 § 2.4, 1975)

The office of city traffic engineer is established. The city traffic engineer shall be the city manager (appointing authority). The traffic engineer shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this ordinance and in the traffic ordinances of this city. Whenever the city traffic engineer is required or authorized to place or maintain official traffic-control devices or signals, he may cause such devices or signals to be placed or maintained.

(Ord. 52 § 2.5, 1975)

It is 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 analysis 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 the city. Whenever, by the provisions of this title, a power is granted to the city traffic engineer or a duty imposed upon him, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by his deputy or by a person authorized in writing by him with the approval of the appointing authority.

(Ord. 52 § 2.6, 1975)

It is the duty of the traffic committee to suggest the most practicable means for coordinating the activities of all officers and agencies of this city having authority with respect to the administration or enforcement of traffic regulations, to stimulate and assist in the preparation and publication of traffic reports, to review complaints having to do with traffic matters, and to recommend to the legislative body of the city ways and means for improving traffic conditions and the administration and enforcement of traffic regulations.

(Ord. 52 § 2.8, 1975)