§ 4-21. Water department.

(a)

The city may provide water services in any manner provided by law.

(b)

The city may establish or continue a water department and such employees as may be necessary may be employed from time to time in this department. The city commission may determine the duties and responsibilities of the water department through approval of policies, and passage of resolutions or ordinances.

(c)

The position of "water department director" may be established. The water department director shall be head of the water department, performing the duties assigned to him or her in compliance with all applicable state, federal and local laws. The water department director shall be appointed by the city manager, with the approval of the city commission and shall serve at the pleasure of the city manager. The water department director shall serve under the direction of the city manager and assist in carrying out the policies and programs of the city commission. He or she shall perform such other duties as may be delegated to him or her.

(Ord. No. 411, § 5, 10-13-03, approved at referendum 12-2-03)

Editor's note

Ord. No. 411, § 5, adopted Oct. 13, 2003, and approved at referendum Dec. 2, 2003, repealed former §§ 4-22, 4-23 of the Charter, renumbered former §§ 4-24—4-26 as §§ 4-21—4-23, amended §§ 4-21—4-23, and repealed former §§ 4-27—4-29. Former §§ 4-22, 4-23 pertained to the right of the county health department to enforce city health ordinances and the street department, respectively, and derived without amendment from the original Charter. Former §§ 4-27—4-29 pertained to the superintendent of parks, cemetery board, and authority of city commission to appoint advisory boards, respectively, and derived without amendment from the original Charter.