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ORDINANCE NO. 2591
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE
BY REPEALING CHAPTERS 2 .56, 2. 68, 14.04 AND
14.32 ; AND ADDING THERETO NEW CHAPTER 2. 56
ENTITLED, "PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT"
The City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does ordain
as follows :
SECTION 1. Chapters 2. 56, 2 . 681 14. 04 and 14. 32 of the
Huntington Beach Municipal Code are hereby repealed .
SECTION 2 . The Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended by adding thereto new Chapter 2 .56 entitled, "Public
Works Department , " to read as follows :
2 .56.010 Establishment . There is hereby established a de-
partment of public works.
2 .56.020 Objectives . The objectives of the department shall
be as follows :
(a) To develop, facilitate, and maintain a community facili-
ties element of city' s general plan for ample and sufficient
master plan for sewers, flood control, water, public facilities
and landscaping.
(b) To produce, transmit, and distribute water meeting state
quality standards and consumer demands to property owners and
residents of the city .
( c) To provide appropriate and efficient preventive and res-
toration maintenance to city facilities , streets , sewers , storm
drains , parks , water systems , vehicles and equipment in order to
maintain clean, adequate, effective, safe conditions .
(d) To provide fuel and fueling facilities for equipment
of the city.
( e) To provide and maintain engineering services in accord-
ance with applicable state and city codes , criteria , standards ,
rules and regulations .
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(f) To ensure all construction within public rights-of-way
and private streets in planned developments complies with con-
tractual obligations and adopted city standards.
(g) To provide and facilitate a safe, efficient, smooth,
orderly flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic on the streets
and highways of the city.
(h) To provide and ensure landscape plan check, inspection,
design and maintenance services pursuant to adopted city standards .
( i) To utilize contractual services where appropriate, cost-
effective and available.
( j) To develop, facilitate, maintain and cooperate under
joint powers agreements in the advancement of sound public works
plans , projects , tasks and undertakings as directed by the
city council.
2 . 56.030_ Director--Powers and duties The director of public
works shall be the head of the public works department , and shall
be appointed by the city administrator , subject to approval by a
majority vote of the city council . The director shall have the
following powers and duties :
(a) Plans , organizes , directs and coordinates all divisions ,
programs and activities of the public works department.
(b) Determines and directs department policies, procedures,
and organization.
(c) Establishes and maintains systems for public flood con-
trol, sewers , streets , parks , city facilities , potable water,
landscape services and basic public health and safety.
(d) Assists boards, commissions and committees which en-
courage, foster, promote and facilitate the objectives of the
department including, but not limited to, the planning commission,
community services commission, transportation commission, sub-
division committee, board of zoning adjustments , or appoints
deputy so to assist.
( e) Investigates and authorizes purchase of materials, ser-
vices and equipment necessary to implement and operate depart-
ment activities within the scope of the department budget.
(f) Communicates department plans, policies and activities
to various governmental agencies and civic groups in the advance-
ment of department objectives under the direction of the city
administrator.
(g) Prepares , submits and administers department budget .
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(h) Investigates, analyzes , and makes recommendations as
to construction or improvement bids on public works projects, and
administers the contract upon approval of the city council .
( i) Performs such other duties and has such other powers
as the city council may establish hereafter by resolution.
2 .56.040 Appointment of subordinates . The director, with
the approval of the city administrator, shall appoint all other
officers , assistants, deputies and employees of the public works
department.
2 .56.050 Fees and charges. The director has authority to
charge reasonable fees for use of department services , materials
and city facilities to help defray public expense when such fees
are established by resolution of the city council.
2.56.060 Annual budget . The city council shall annually
establish a public works budget .
2 .56.070 Terms. Whenever the terms " sewer department,
sanitation department, water department, street department , traf-
fic department, and engineering department" are used in this
code, or in any resolution adopted by the city council, they
shall be deemed to mean and read "public works department. " When-
ever the terms "sanitation superintendent, street superintendent,
water superintendent and city engineer" appear in this code, they
shall be deemed to mean and read, "director of public works ."
SECTION 3. The provisions of this ordinance insofar as
they are substantially the same as existing provisions of the
Huntington Beach Municipal Code relating to the same subject
matter shall be construed as restatements and continuations and
not as new enactments .
SECTION 4. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause,
phrase or portion of this ordinance is for any reason held to be
invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of com-
petent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity
of the remaining portions of this ordinance . The City Council of
the City of Huntington Beach hereby declares that it would have
adopted this ordinance and each section, subsection, sentence,
clause, phrase, or portions thereof, and amendments thereto, ir-
respective of the fact that any one or more sections, subsections,
sentences, clauses , phrases or portions, or amendments be declared
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invalid or unconstitutional,
:SECTION 5. This ordinance shall take effect thirty days
after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on the 6th
day of December _ 1982 .
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ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Clerk City Attorn
REVIEWED AND APPROVED : INITIATED AND APPROVED:
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City Adminis— atorDirector of Public Works
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Ord. No. 2591
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, ALICIA M. WENTWORTH, the duly elected, qualified City
Clerk of the City of Huntington Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the said City, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach is seven;
that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 15th day of November
19 82 , and was again read to said City Council at a regular
meeting thereof held on the 6th day of December 19 82 and
was passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of more than a majority of
all the members of said City Council.
AYES: Councilmen:
Thomas, MacAllister, Mandic, Finley, Bailey, Kell
NOES: Councilmen:
None
ABSENT: Councilmen:
Pattinson
��4ity Clerk and ex-officio Clerk
of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California
I, Alicia M. Wentworth CITY
.CLERK of the City
of
Huntington Beach and ex•officio Clerk of the City
COUnCF, do hereby certify tt-.at a synorsis of this
ordinance ti r,�;e E,c; .,.ed rn the Huntington
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in accordance w. h tit,. c.,ty Ch:..�_. of said City.
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