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It shall be the responsibility of the public works director or their designee(s) to place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained such traffic signals and other traffic control devices upon streets and highways as required hereunder and may place and maintain or cause to be placed and maintained such appropriate signs, signals, or other traffic control devices as may be authorized hereunder or as may be necessary to properly indicate and to carry out the provisions of this code and the California Vehicle Code to warn or guide traffic within the city of San Luis Obispo. These duties shall generally include but are not limited to (A) the installation and proper timing and maintenance of traffic-control devices and signals, (B) conducting engineering analyses of traffic accidents and to devise remedial measures, (C) conducting engineering and traffic investigations of traffic conditions, (D) recommending traffic-control devices for inclusion in the capital improvement program and present plans for consideration by the council, (E) approving field modifications of traffic control devices through work conducted by city staff or contractors, (F) to cooperate with other city officials in the development of ways and means to improve traffic conditions, and (G) to carry out the additional powers and duties imposed by ordinances of this city. Whenever, by the provisions of this title, a power is granted to the public works director or their designee(s) or a duty imposed upon him or her, the power may be exercised or the duty performed by him or her. (Ord. 1628 § 2, 2016: prior code § 3201.1)