Explanation
BACKGROUND: This ordinance amends Title 2 and Title ll of the Columbus City Code, 1959 to reflect the merger and consolidation of the Divisions of Electricity and Water forming the Division of Power and Water within the Department of Public Utilities.
Title
To amend various sections of Title 2 and Title 11 of the Columbus City Code, 1959, to reflect the merger and consolidation of the Divisions of Electricity and Water forming the Division of Power and Water within the Department of Public Utilities.
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WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, Department of Public Utilities, wishes to amend all references to the Divisions of Electricity and Water, and
WHEREAS, the current Columbus City Codes, 1959 currently lists many references to the separate Divisions of Electricity and Water, and
WHEREAS, it has become necessary in the usual daily operation of Department of Public Utilities, to authorize the Council of the City of Columbus to amend Title 2 and Title 11 of the Columbus City Codes, to modify references to the Division of Power and Water and outdated language, for the preservation of public health, peace, property and safety; now, therefore,
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
SECTION 1. That Title 2, Chapter 221, of the Columbus City Codes, 1959, be amended by modifying the following:
Chapter 221 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC UTILITIES
221.01 Department of public utilities established.
There is established a department of public utilities consisting of a director of public utilities, two (2) deputy directors of public utilities, the division of electricity power and water, the division of sewerage and drainage, the division of water and the division of operational support. The department shall perform all lawful functions as may be directed by the mayor or ordinance of council. (Ord. 478-92: Ord. 1908-04 ยง 1.)
221.04 Division of electricity.
The division of electricity is established as a divis...
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