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_ APPOINTING THOMAS C. LARSEN AS THE CITY'S TRAFFIC ENGINEER. The City Engineer of the Public Works Department of the City of Eugene finds that: A. Under the provisions of Chapter IV, Section 16 of the Eugene Charter of 1976, the City Manager is designated as the administrative head of the City, and is specifically authorized to appoint and remove all employees (except as otherwise provided in the Charter), and to enforce all ordinances of the City. r B. In Administrative Orders dated July 12,1991, former City Manager Micheal Gleason delegated to the Traffic Engineer the authority to exercise all duties and responsibilities granted to the City Manager by Sections 5.040, 5.050, 7.405, 7.410 and 9.538(6)(d) of the Eugene Code, 1971. In addition, Administrative Rule R-5.045 assigns additional responsibilities to the Traffic Engineer. C. The City's position of Traffic Engineer is currently vacant; Thomas C. Larsen should be appointed as the City's Traffic Engineer; and he should be specifically authorized to delegate all or any of the duties or responsibilities delegated herein upon a determination that it would be more efficient and in the public interest to do so. NOW, THEREFORE, The City Engineer of the Public Works Department of the City of Eugene orders and directs that: 1. Based on the above fmdings, which are hereby adopted, Thomas C. Larsen-is hereby appointed as the City's Traffic Engineer as of the effective date of this Order. 2. The delegations of authority described in paragraph B above are reaffirmed. 3. Any of the duties or responsibilities of the appointment provided for herein may in turn be delegated to such person or persons qualified to perform the duties upon finding it would be more efficient and in the public interest to do so. 4. The delegation of authority contained. herein shall be construed. to extend to and Administrative Order - 1 C:\WINDOWS\TEMP\OOLazsen.Del.wpd \cmc12/18/00