Pursuant to the provisions of Section 5012 of the Streets and Highways Code, the City Engineer is appointed to perform the duties imposed upon the street superintendent by the Improvement Act of 1911. All of the provisions of the Improvement Act of 1911 applicable to the street superintendent shall apply to the City Engineer. The City Council assigns said duties to the City Engineer as additional functions and duties of the office of City Engineer. (Ord. 767 § 1, 1961).