The director of water and sewerage services shall have general management and control
of the several divisions and units of the department, including the approval of all
departmental requisitions for purchases and services. No payment from the funds of
the department of water and sewerage services shall be made until such payments shall
have been certified as due and correct by the director of the said department; this
includes the certification as to the satisfactory performance of all contracts and
services in connection with the operation, maintenance, and expansion of the said
department. The director shall approve all plans and specifications relating to the
expansion, operation, and maintenance of the water and sewerage system. He or she
shall appoint and remove, subject to the civil service provisions of article 12 of this Charter, all officers and employees of the department and shall have power
to make rules and regulations for the conduct of the business of the department consistent
with this Charter and the ordinances of the metropolitan government.
(Amended by referendum election of November 6, 2018, Amdt. 6)
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