[HISTORY: Adopted by the Mayor and Council of the Borough of Rutherford
1-6-1994 by Ord. No. 94-1. Amendments noted where applicable.]
There shall be a Public Works and Utilities Commission in the Borough
of East Rutherford, which shall serve as an advisory Board to the Mayor and
Council. The Commission shall have two divisions:
A.
Division of Public Works, which shall have charge of
collection and disposal of garbage and refuse, the repairing and maintaining
of streets, highways and other public places and the repairing and maintaining
of the storm sewerage system of the borough.
B.
Division of Utilities, which shall have charge of the
maintenance, repairing and operating of the sewerage and utility systems throughout
the municipality.
The Mayor and Council shall appoint a suitable, qualified person, resident
in the municipality, as Superintendent of Public Works to hold office for
the term of one year, subject to certification by New Jersey Department of
Civil Service, if required, who shall hold office until his successor is appointed
and has qualified. He shall be a resident of the borough.
The Mayor and Council shall appoint a suitable, qualified person, resident
in the municipality, as Superintendent of Utilities to hold office for the
term of one year, subject to certification by New Jersey Department of Civil
Service, if required, who shall hold office until his successor is appointed
and has qualified. He shall be a resident of the borough.
[Amended 9-15-1998 by Ord.
No. 98-21]
The Mayor and Council shall appoint a Commission of Public Works and
Utilities. The Commission shall consist of five voting members. The five voting
members shall have initial terms of one year (one member), two years (two
members) and three years (two members). Thereafter, each member shall have
a term of three years from the date of appointment so as to provide for staggered
terms. The Commission shall, as more fully set forth within its enabling ordinance,
be directly responsible to the Mayor and Council for the operation of maintenance
of the Department of Public Works and Utilities. All members of the Commission
shall be residents of the Borough of East Rutherford. The Commission shall
elect officers pursuant to the Commission's bylaws. The Commission shall also
consist of the Mayor and a Council liaison who shall have no voting privileges,
but permitted to attend all meetings (open and closed sessions pursuant to
the Open Public Meetings Law[1]). The Mayor and Council liaison are present in an advisory function
only.
[1]
Editor's Note: See N.J.S.A. 10:4-6 et seq.
The Commission of Public Works and Utilities shall have full responsibility
and supervision over all officers and employees assigned to the Department
of Public Works and Utilities, subject to the approval and control of the
Mayor and Council; and shall coordinate the efforts of the Department, the
Superintendent of Public Works and Superintendent of Public Utilities and
all employees of the Department; and shall perform such other duties as shall
be assigned them from time to time by the Mayor and Council, including but
not limited to:
A.
Have full charge, control and direction and supervision
of all the duties connected with the maintenance and operation of the Department
of Public Works and Utilities, including the coordination of duties of all
supervisory employees of the Department of Public Works and, further, the
coordination of the work of the Department with the governing body.
B.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
and power to direct and remove or cause to be removed all household and municipal
refuse from all households and apartment buildings and such stores, offices
and business places as may come within the provisions of the general ordinances
of the Borough of East Rutherford.
C.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
over the formulation and collection schedules and methods of collection.
D.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
of the maintenance of records with respect to the working laws and of all
labors in the Department of Public Works.
E.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
of the approval of the purchase of any material required by the Department.
F.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
of all street and sidewalk work and other public work of the borough and see
that the same is properly done in accordance with the borough's ordinances
and instructions of the Mayor and Council, as well as all rules from time
to time by the Mayor and Council.
G.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
over all road equipment, trucks and materials.
H.
Maintain contact with the Building Subcode Official and
report to him on new construction, demolition or removal of private building
structures.
I.
Have all other powers necessary and incidental to fully
discharge the duties of his office.
J.
Have full charge, control, direction and supervision
of all duties discharged by the Department of Public Works and Utilities.
K.
The charging and collecting of rents, rates, fees and
other charges (service charges) for the direct or indirect connection with
or the use or services of the sewerage system. The intent of said charges
are to be self-liquidating of the cost of the maintenance and repair of said
system and in accord with such standards, rules and regulations as may be
set by the Mayor and Council and Commission policies.
