Commissioner of Parks- Parks and Recreation- (Exempt)

Supervises care, control, management and maintenance of all public parks, park approaches, and all areas in public streets, public squares, public grounds and public places designated by the Mayor as park spaces, and of the use thereof, the planting, caring for and removal of trees in all streets and in all public grounds; Charged with the care, control, management and maintenance of all public playgrounds, including pocket playgrounds and tot lots, the regulation of the use thereof and the supervision, management and control of all forms of recreation in such playgrounds and in the public parks; Charged with the care, control, management and maintenance of community houses for instructional, social and recreational purposes; Grant permits issued in connection with the use of any of the parks, park approaches and playgrounds. Planning and operations of the department, including Streets, Forestry and Recreation; Prepares the budget; Prepares specifications for bidding purposes; Interviews and assigns new personnel; Assigns work personally or through subordinates and supervises the administration of routing operations; Attends meeting of the Common Council; Also does related work as required. A) Civil engineer who has been engaged in the actual practice of his or her profession for at least five years; OR (B) At least five years of full-time experience in a supervisory position in public service administration or business administration; OR (C) an equivalent combination of training, education and experience sufficient to indicate ability to perform the duties of the office.