New Franklin Duties: Monthly Reports to Board of Aldermen ordinance (§ 115.130)

The City Services Director shall perform the following duties:

1. He/she shall personally superintend and direct all the labor required to be done in the construction, maintenance and repair of any street, alley, sidewalk or thoroughfare of the City.

2. He/she shall give his/her personal attention to and direct the labor employed in the construction of any building, bridge, culvert, drain or storm sewer whenever so required by ordinance or resolution of the Board of Aldermen.

3. He/she shall see that all streets, alleys, sidewalks, gutters, drains and storm sewers are kept free from obstructions and in a clean condition.

4. He/she shall see that all sidewalks in the City are kept in good condition and repair and shall at any time report to the Board of Aldermen for their information and action, what new sidewalks, in his/her judgment, should be constructed.

5. He/she shall see that the conditions of all contracts with the City for any kind of street work or street improvements or for the construction or repair of any building, bridge, culvert, drain or storm sewer or for any other public work or improvement, excepting therefrom all improvements under the authority of the Board of Public Works, are faithfully complied with in every particular.

6. He/she shall supervise all excavations and refilling of excavations in any street.

7. He/she shall have the care and use of all tools, machinery, implements and other property of the City used or employed by him/her or those under his/her control in the performance of his/her duties and shall be held responsible for their loss and abuse. Upon vacating his/her office, he/she shall cause the same to be turned over to his/her successor in office or to the City Administrator if his/her successor shall not have been appointed and qualified.

8. He/she shall have general control and shall supervise all activates of the City maintenance garage and all maintenance done therein.

9. He/she shall have general control and shall supervise all activities of the City Wastewater Department.

10. He/she shall have general control and shall supervise all activities of the City water system and plant.

11. He/she shall each month at the regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen report on the general condition of the departments under his/her control.