2000-63 AMENDING CITY CODE AMENDING AND DELETING REFERENCES TO PUBLIC WORKS

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members shall serve for a term of three years, and shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council. The other four members, being representatives of the departrnents and divisions of the City aforesaid, shall be designated by the City Manager by appoinhnent in writing communicated to said Commission, which appointment shall designate the respective representative and al alternate for each such representative. Each citizen member of the Commission shall have one vote and each City representative shall have one vote, cast either by the representative of his alternate, in conducting the business of said Comxnission. 3. OFFICERS. The Commission shall select a Chairman from the citizen members to preside, and a Vice-Chairman to act in the absence of the Chairman. The Director of Engineering and Infrastructure, or his or her designee, shall be Secretary of the Commission. 8. DIRECTION OF TRAFFIC. Members of the Police Department and auxiliary police assigned to traffic duty, are hereby authorized to direct all traffic in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter, or in emergencies as public safety or convenience may require, and it shall be unlawful for any person to fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order, signal, or direction of a police officer, member of the Police or Fire Department or auxiliary police officer assigned to traffic duty, or Department of Engineering and Infrastructure employee during the course of employment. Except in case of emergency, it shall be unlawful for any person not authorized by law to direct or attempt to direct traffic. 13. TRAFFIC SIGNS. It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle to disobey the instructions of any traffic sign or signal placed in view by authority of the City Council or in accordance with the laws of the State of Illinois, exception on direction of a police officer, member of the Fire and Police Departments or auxiliary police officer assigned to such duty, or Departinent of Engineering and Infrastructure employee during the course af employment. 14. PLACEMENT OF SIGNS. The Director of Engineering and Infrastructure shall place and maintain all traffic control devices, signs and all other markings for the control of traffic and parking, as directed by the City Council or as required by this Chapter to make effective the provisions thereof. 17. DAMAGE TO SIGNS. No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter, deface, injure, knock down, or remove any official traffic-control device, or any Department of Engineering and Infrashucture cone, barricade or safety device, or any railroad sign or signal of any inscription, shield, or insignia thereon, or any other part thereof.