Providing the Administration and Enforcement of the Regulations Governing Traffic upon Public Streets, Establishing Traffic Engineer, A Traffic Bureau

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ORDINANCE NO. 32.00 as amended ORDINANCE PROVIDI.NGFOR THE ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT OF THE REGULATIONS GOVERNING TRAFFIC UPON THE PUBLIC STREETS OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND ESTABLISHING A CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER AND SETTING FORTH HIS DUTIES, ALSO ESTABLISHING A TRAFFIC BUREAU AND SETTING FORTH THE MEMBERSHIP AND DUTIES OF SUCH BUREAU AND REPEALING SUCH PARTS OF ORDINANCES THAT MAY BE IN CONFLICT HEREWITH ONLY INSOFAR A S T HE CONFLICT AND SUPPLEMENTING THE TRAFFIC ORDINANCES. BUT IN NO WAY REPEALING THE INTENT OR PURPOSES OF SAID ORDINANCES. BE IT ORDAINED bythe Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana asfollowsr ARTICLE I. Words and Phrases Defined. Section 1. Words and Phrases Defined. -- The following w ords and phrases when used in this ord- inance or any traffic ordinance of t his city shall have the meaning respectively ascribed to them in this article. (a) TRAFFIC AUTHORITY shall mean the city traffic engineer. (b) TRAFFIC BUREAU shall mean the traffic bureau of the police department of this city. (c) PtOLICE DEPARTMENT shall mean the traffic bureau, but shall not be construed to de- prive any authorized police officer of authority to direct traffic and or to make arrests for violations of the traffic regulations. Section 2. (a) Whenever words and phrases used herein are not defined herein but are defined in any traffic ordinance of this city, such definition shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein. (b) Whenever any cords aid phrases used herein are not defined in any ordinance of this citybut are defined in the State vehicle laws, such definition shall be deemed to apply to such words and phrases used herein. ARTICLE II Administrative Officers Section 3. CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEER. (a) The office of the city traffic engineer is hereby established. The city traffic engineer shall be appointed by the mayor and shall exercise the powers and duties as provided in this ordinance a nd in the traffic ordinances of t his city, and shall be responsible to the board of safety. (b) It shall be the general duty of the city traffic engineer to determine the installa- tion and proper timing and maintenance of traffic control devices, to conduct engineering analysis of traffic accidents, and to devise remedial measures, to conduct engineering invest- igation of traffic conditions and to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances oft his city. Section 4. POLICE ADMINISTRATION (a) There is hereby established in the police department of this city a traffic bureau to be under the control of an officer of -police a ppointed by the board of public safety and directly responsible to the chief of police. (b) It shall be the duty of the traffic bureau with such aid as may be rendered by other members of the police department to enforce street traffic regulations of this city, to make arrests for traffic violations, to investigate accidents and to cooperate with the city traffic engineer and other officers of the city in the administratisn of traffic laws and in develop- ing ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and to carry out these duties specially im- posed upon said division by this ordinance and the traffic ordinances of this city. 1.