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ORDINANCE NO. 5287
AN ORDINANCE REORGANIZING THE ADMINISTRATIVE
DEPARTMENTS OF PUEBLO, A MUNICIPAL CORPORATION;
CREATING THE DEPARTMENT OF CONTRACT SERVICES, THE
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF
UTILITIES; ORGANIZING AND CREATING THE BUREAU OF
PUBLIC WORKS, THE BUREAU OF TRANSPORTATION AND
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, AND THE BUREAU OF
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES; ESTABLISHING DIVISIONS
WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARKS AND RECREATION, THE
DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT, THE
DEPARTMENT OF AVIATION AND TRANSPORTATION, AND THE
DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES; AND
REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES AND RESOLUTIONS IN
CONFLICT THEREWITH
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, COLORADO, that:
SECTION 1.
Pursuant to Section 3 -12 of the Charter of the City of Pueblo
and upon the recommendation of the City Manager, the following
Departments are hereby created:
(a) The Department of Contract Services, the head of which
shall be the Director of Contract Services. The Department shall
be responsible for and exercise administrative authority over City
contracts, except contracts involving Community Development
activities and programs and contracts executed by the City
Purchasing Agent, purchases and inventory or real property,
franchise monitoring, intergovernmental agreements and such other
functions and duties as may be assigned by the City Council.
(b) Department of Utilities, the head of which shall be the
Director of Utilities. The Department shall be responsible for
and exercise administrative authority over sanitary and storm
sewer system and wastewater treatment facilities, street lighting,
traffic control systems, and demolition. The Department shall
cooperate with and assist the Department of Public Works in the
management, maintenance and repair of public buildings and perform
such other functions and duties as may be assigned by the City
Council.
(c) The Department of Information, the head of which shall
be the Director of Information. The Department shall be respon-
sible for the collection and distribution of information on the
affairs and activities of the City and such other functions and
duties as may be assigned by the City Council.
(d) The Department of Planning and Development, the head of
which shall be the Director of Planning. The Department shall be
responsible for and exercise administrative authority over
planning activities for transportation and the physical
development of the City and such other functions and duties as may
be assigned by the City Council. The Director of Planning and
Development shall be the technical adviser of the City Planning
and Zoning Commission and shall have such other authority, duties
and responsibilities under the direction and control of the
Commission as it may require and establish.
Pursuant to Sections 3 -12 and 4 -7 of the Charter and upon
recommendation of the City Manager, the following Bureaus are
hereby organized and established:
(a) The Bureau of Administrative Services which shall
consist and be composed of the Department of Contract Services,
the Department of Data Processing, and the Department of Purchases
and Supplies.
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(b) The Bureau of Public Works which shall consist and be
composed of the Department of Public Works and the Department of
Utilities.
(c) The Bureau of Transportation and Community Development
which shall be composed of the Department of Planning and
Development, the Department of Zoning, the Department of Aviation
and the Department of Transportation.
The head of each Bureau shall be a Bureau Chief selected by
the City Manager who may be a Director of a Department within such
Bureau. The Directors of Departments within a Bureau shall be
responsible to the Chief of such Bureau.
SECTION 3
Pursuant to Section 4 -8 of the Charter and upon recommenda-
tion of the City Manager, the following Divisions within
Departments are hereby established:
(a) The Department of Parks and Recreation shall consist of
a Division of Parks, Division of Recreation, Division of Ice Arena
and such other Divisions as may be established by ordinance upon
recommendation of the City Manager.
(b) The Department of Housing and Community Services shall
consist of a Division of Housing, Division of Health and Human
Services and other Divisions as may be established by ordinance
upon recommendation of the City Manager.
(c) The Department of Planning and Development shall consist
of a Division of Planning and Development and a Division of
Transportation Planning and such other Divisions as may be
established by ordinance upon recommendation by the City Manager.
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(d) The Communication Division is hereby established in the
Department of Aviation and Transportation.
One or more Divisions in the same Department may be headed by
one person. The Director of a Department may serve as the head of
any one or more Divisions within the Department. The head of each
Division within a Department shall be responsible to the Director
of such Department.
(a) Ordinance Nos. 5207 and 5209 relating to the
reorganization of the administrative departments of the City are
hereby repealed.
(b) Ordinance No. 3889 creating the Department of Informa-
tion is hereby repealed.
(c) Ordinance No. 5199 creating the Department of Planning
and Development is hereby repealed.
(d) The Department of Community Development created by
Ordinance No. 4784 is hereby renamed the Department of Housing and
Community Services.
(e) The Department of Personnel created by Section 8 -1 of
the Charter is hereby renamed the Department of Personnel and
Training.
(f) The functions and duties of the Department of
Transportation created by Ordinance No. 3478 are hereby assigned
and transferred to the Department of Aviation created by Section
14 -1 of the Charter and the Department of Aviation is hereby
renamed the Department of Aviation and Transportation.
SECTION 5.
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In addition to the functions and duties assigned by Charter
and Ordinances of the City of Pueblo, the Bureaus, Departments and
Divisions of Departments of the City are hereby assigned and
delegated the duties and functions set forth in the Functions of
City Government which is attached hereto and incorporated herein
as if set out herein in full.
SECTION 6
If any section or part of this Ordinance shall be adjudged
unenforceable or invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair
or invalidate the remaining sections and provisions of this
Ordinance, it being the intention that the various provisions
hereof are severable. If any section or part of this Ordinance
shall conflict with any section or part of the charter of the
City, such section or provision shall not be deemed to be invalid
but shall to the extent of such conflict be superseded by the
conflicting provisions of the Charter which shall prevail and
control.
SECTION 7
All Ordinances or Resolutions or parts thereof in conflict
with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.
SECTION 8
This Ordinance shall become effective upon final passage.
All actions or proceedings heretofore taken by the City or City
Manager which are consistent with this Ordinance are hereby
ratified, confirmed and approved.
INTRODUCED: January 13, 1986
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By MIKE SALARDINO
Councilman
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APPROVED:
Ci y C r $r ident of the City Council
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