EXECUTIVE ORGANIZATION OF A PARK DEPARTMENT 



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ORGANIZATION CHART OF THE SOUTH PARK DISTRICT PARK DEPARTMENT 



CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 



South Park Commissioners 



President 



Auditor 



Treasurer 



Secretary 



Law Department 



Attorney for the 



Board 



Accounting Department 

 Secretary 



Operating Department 

 General Superintendent 



Electrical Engineering 



The president, auditor, treasurer and secretary are known as charter officials, that is, these officials are 

 specifically provided for in the law creating the South Park District and the Board of South Park Commissioners. 



The board has the authority to create by ordinance as many executive departments as it deems necessary 

 to carry on the business of the general department. Under this authority the board has created three distinct 

 executive departments, viz., law department, accounting department and operating department, the heads of 

 which are appointed by the board and subject to removal at any time, although the term of their employment 

 usually covers one year. 



The duties and responsibilities of these several executive departments as defined by the ordinances of the 

 Board of South Park Commissioners are as follows: 



1. Law department. There is hereby created the 

 office of attorney. The attorney shall be head of the 

 law department and as such shall have charge of all 

 litigation to which the commissioners shall be a party. 

 He shall give information on all questions and draft all 

 instruments referred to him by the commissioners or 

 any committee or officer thereof, or by the civil service 

 board or any officer thereof. 



2. Accounting department and secretary. The secre- 

 tary shall have custody of the corporate seal, and of 

 all books and papers pertaining to his office; shall attest 

 and affix the corporate seal to all instruments requiring 

 such action, when authorized by ordinance or vote of 

 the board, and shall cause all ordinances, resolutions 

 and other actions of the commissioners requiring publi- 

 cation to be duly published. He shall attend all meet- 

 ings of the commissioners and keep a full and true 

 record of their proceedings. He shall give such bond 

 for the faithful performance of his duties as the com- 

 missioners may from time to time require. 



Acting under the commissioners he shall have the 

 management and control of the accounting department, 

 and in this capacity shall have charge of the system of 

 accounting and all books of account. He shall appoint 

 according to law all assistants and employees in his 

 department and shall prescribe their duties and super- 

 vise their work. 



3. Operating department and general superintendent. 

 There is hereby created the office of general superin- 

 tendent. The general superintendent, acting under the 

 commissioners, shall have the general management and 

 control of the operating department. (For full state- 

 ment of the duties and responsibilities of the general 

 superintendent, see page 538 of this chapter.) 



The operating department is organized with the 

 following divisions: (a) Engineering and construction 

 division, in charge of a chief engineer, (b) Maintenance 

 and repair division, in charge of the superintendent of 

 maintenance and repair, (c) Division of playgrounds 

 and sports, in charge of the superintendent of play- 



