A. The director shall be the administrator, subject to the mayor’s direction, of the city sewer system and all instructions and decisions made by him shall be final, but appeals from such instructions or decisions may be made to the city council in writing at any regular meeting of the council.

B. Where this article requires approval by, permission or decision of, or instructions from the director, he shall be guided solely by generally recognized engineering standards and practices in the operational demands and requirements of the sewer works, and the peculiarities of construction, topography, soil condition, or other relevant special factors affecting the specific decision to be made by the director.

C. The director shall have authority to draw up and distribute, subject to council approval, a simplified set of rules and/or regulations based on the intent of this article. (Ord. 947-04 § 2).