Robertson was the last person to serve as sanitation commissioner.

John Doherty, the city's sanitation commissioner, said the program had been a success.

But those who follow contemporary art and design should be thrilled by the appointment of a former sanitation commissioner to head a major cultural organization.

That is because some of the 475 hauling companies are continuing to operate without them, the city's Sanitation Commissioner said yesterday.

The seven-member board would include the health and sanitation commissioners, with the other members appointed by the Council and the mayor.

He was 81 and had been an acting sanitation commissioner and a commissioner of water resources.

A landfill named for a loyal sanitation commissioner?

Paul Sullivan, a former streets and sanitation commissioner in Buffalo, said, "I will not support any of the current leadership."

Eventually Homer decides that he will run for Sanitation Commissioner, remaking it into his image.

"Most people don't stick to it as much as he did," said Maria Termini, assistant sanitation commissioner for community services.