Article II. Water
Chapter 15.40
ADMINISTRATION
Sections:
15.40.010 Water department – Created – Supervision.
15.40.030 Decisions of manager.
15.40.010 Water department – Created – Supervision.
There is created and established a department in the city to be known as the “water department” of the city. Such department shall be under the supervision of the city manager. (Ord. 1794 § 6, 1976; Ord. 1183 § 1, 1964; Ord. 820 § 1, 1955; Ord. 426 § 1, 1943).
15.40.020 Manager defined.
Whenever used in this article the word “manager” means the city manager of the city and any act in this article required or authorized to be done by the manager may be done on behalf of the manager by any authorized assistant or employee, as directed by the director of field services (director of public works). (Ord. 1794 § 7, 1976; Ord. 1183 § 1, 1964; Ord. 426 § 43, 1943)
15.40.030 Decisions of manager.
(1) The manager shall have authority to interpret the provisions of this article and to decide their applicability to any factual situation; provided however, any person aggrieved by any such decision of the manager may file a written petition with the city council for a review of the manager’s decision. Such petition shall be filed with the office of the city clerk within 10 days after the petitioner shall receive either written or oral notice of the decision of the manager from which petitioner shall deem himself to be aggrieved. Such petition shall set forth the decision of the manager, the petitioner’s reasons why petitioner believes the decision of the manager to be in error and shall contain the name or names of all aggrieved parties and the names of all attorneys or agents representing such aggrieved parties together with the mailing address of such parties, their agents and attorneys. The city clerk shall transmit said petition to the city council at its next regular meeting. At such meeting, the city council shall fix a date for the hearing on said petition which date shall not be less than 10 nor more than 60 days from the date upon which said petition was presented to the council. At least five days prior to the date fixed for such hearing the city clerk shall cause to be mailed to the petitioner or petitioners and/or to his agents or attorneys, at the respective addresses shown on the petition, a notice of the time and place of the hearing on said petition. At such hearing the petitioner may appear in person, by agent or by attorney. All city officials and other interested persons may be heard at such hearing in support of or opposition to such petition.
(2) The council may affirm or reverse the decision of the manager, and any order, requirement, decision or determination relating thereto, and the council’s decision shall be based upon the record and the findings in each case, and to that end it shall have all of the powers vested in it by law. Unless a majority of the entire council votes in favor of reversing the decision of the manager such decision shall stand affirmed. The council shall maintain in the office of the city clerk full and complete written records of all decisions involving the interpretation of this chapter, which decisions shall be open to public inspection during all regular business hours. (Ord. 1183 § 1, 1964; Ord. 426 § 42, 1943).