Watsonville Municipal Code Art. 9 Public Works and Utilities Department

A Public Works and Utilities Department is hereby established. The functions of the Public Works and Utilities Department shall include the following:

(a) To construct, inspect, operate, and maintain the City’s public works facilities, including water supply facilities, storm drains, streets, wastewater, the sewage treatment plant, electrical installations, traffic control devices, the landfill, City-owned buildings, and such other City installations as are not assigned to another department or which may be assigned by the City Manager and to direct the collection of solid waste and recycling material;

(b) To enforce, through the appropriate officers and divisions, the laws and regulations relating to work done in public streets and ways;

(c) To maintain in efficient operable condition automotive and other equipment of the City not otherwise assigned to another department for maintenance and to keep possession and inventory control records of the central stores assigned to the Public Works and Utilities Department;

(d) To perform or direct all phases of engineering work required in connection with the functions of the City not otherwise assigned to another department and to prepare and maintain engineering records of the City;

(e) To perform such other duties as may be required by the City Manager.

(§ 1, Ord. 1132-02 C-M, eff. June 13, 2002, as amended by § 1, Ord. 1344-16 (CM), eff. January 12, 2017)

There shall be a Public Works and Utilities Director who shall be appointed by, and be responsible to, the City Manager. The Public Works and Utilities Director, subject to the approval of the City Manager, shall organize and maintain such divisions in the Public Works and Utilities Department as, in the Public Works and Utilities Director’s judgment, the operations may require and shall be responsible for the direction and control of all functions assigned to the Public Works and Utilities Department.

(§ 1, Ord. 1132-02 C-M, eff. June 13, 2002)

The City Manager may appoint an Assistant Public Works and Utilities Director. The Assistant Public Works and Utilities Director shall, in the event of absence or disability of the Public Works and Utilities Director, exercise such powers and shall have such responsibilities.

(§ 1, Ord. 1132-02 C-M, eff. June 13, 2002)

Upon the absence or disability of the Public Works and Utilities Director and the Assistant Public Works and Utilities Director, such other officer of the City who may be designated by the City Manager shall perform the duties and exercise the powers of the Public Works and Utilities Director.

(§ 1, Ord. 1132-02 C-M, eff. June 13, 2002)