§ 70-541. Department of electric utility.

(a)

There is established a department of electric utility composed of those divisions necessary to handle the generation and transmission of electric energy to customers of the electric utility system either in or outside the city, including interconnection of the system with other systems for the receipt or exchange of electric energy as permitted by law.

(b)

The department shall be operated under the direction of an electric utility director appointed by and responsible to the city manager, at such salary as may from time to time be authorized by the city council.

(c)

The electric utility director shall be responsible for the effective and efficient operation of the system, make such routine and special reports as may be required, make such recommendations as may be appropriate for the improvement and expansion of the system, and supervise any enlargement or modification of the system as may be approved by the city council. He shall be responsible for all engineering and design work in connection with the system, exercise prudent control, through the policies of control warehousing, over required inventories, and work closely with the finance officer on all financial matters relating to the system.

(Code 1961, § 2-12; Code 1985, § 24-91)