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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Montana Title 7. Local Government § 7-3-4441. Department of public service - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/mt/title-7-local-government/mt-st-7-3-4441/
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