B737-900
Air Traffic Control Fully Certified
ATC Issue All Types
General None Reported / Taken
Procedure
While fighting this scenario for around 5 years; and having it shoved down our throats with no regard for the safety of the flying public; I was left on Local South with departures and arrivals simultaneously. We have no authorized procedures for this flow except for Local West to work Runway 9 with the inbounds flying over his departing runways. Someone from higher up has decided that this is a safe operation and deemed it safe.
IAH Controller voiced concern regarding the current Local Control responsibility configurations; claiming the procedure in place for the past 5 years is unsafe.