Montana § 7-3-4441 - Department Of Public Service

§ 7-3-4441. Department Of Public Service

Department of public service. Subject to the control and supervision of the city manager in all matters, the director of public service shall: (1) manage and have charge of: (a) the construction, improvement, repair, and maintenance of streets, sidewalks, alleys, lanes, bridges, viaducts, and other public highways; (b) sewers, drains, ditches, culverts, canals, streams, and watercourses; and (c) boulevards, squares, and other public places and grounds belonging to the municipality or dedicated to public use, except parks and playgrounds; (2) manage market houses, sewage disposal plants and farms, and all public utilities of the municipality; and (3) have charge of: (a) the enforcement of all obligations of privately owned or operated public utilities enforceable by the municipality; (b) the making and preservation of all surveys, maps, plans, drawings, and estimates for public work; (c) the cleaning, sprinkling, and lighting of streets and public places; (d) the collection and disposal of waste; and (e) the preservation of contracts, papers, plans, tools, and appliances belonging to the municipality and pertaining to the department.