§ 24.1. Appointment of Commissioner The Commissioner of Public Works shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of two years. He or she shall be experienced in areas of administration and management. The Commissioner shall be entitled to salary as fixed by the Board of Aldermen.
§ 24.2. Powers and duties of Commissioner The Commissioner of Public Works shall be the Superintendent of Streets, Superintendent of Sewage and Disposal, Superintendent of Water Works, and City Tree Warden. Together with the City Engineer, the Commissioner shall be responsible for making all public surveys of public streets, water courses, bridges and culverts, sewers, […]
§ 24.3. Staff and employees The Commissioner of Public Works shall employ a registered professional civil engineer who shall be the City Engineer. The Commissioner shall have the power to employ such staff assistants, supervisors, forepersons, agents, employees, and laborers as he or she may deem necessary for the management, maintenance, and operation of the […]
§ 24.4. Commissioner; control of water supply (a) The Commissioner of Public Works shall have the exclusive general management and supervision of the City water works and may make and enforce regulations regarding the use and control of water. He or she shall have authority to enforce beyond the limits of the City such regulations […]
§ 24.5. Water rates (a) The Board of Aldermen shall establish rates to be paid for the use of water supplied by the City water works, which shall be called “service rates.” Such service rates shall be a lien in the nature of a tax upon the real estate so supplied with water and shall […]
§ 24.6. Sewers The Board of Aldermen is authorized and empowered to establish, construct, and maintain public sewers in said City, and may establish, construct, and maintain public sewers in and through the lands of individuals and corporations, on making compensation therefor in the same manner as provided by law in the laying out and […]
§ 24.7. City Engineer The City Engineer shall be appointed by the Commissioner of Public Works for an indefinite period. The Engineer shall be a professional civil engineer licensed in the State of Vermont whose duties shall include: (1) responsibility for all public surveys of the public streets, water courses, water works, bridges and culverts, […]
