There is hereby created the office of Borough
Engineer of the Borough of Totowa.
The Borough Engineer shall be a duly qualified
licensed engineer under the provisions of the laws of the State of
New Jersey.
He shall perform the duties of Borough Engineer
in accordance with the laws of the State of New Jersey and the ordinances
of the Borough of Totowa and shall be the adviser of the Mayor and
the Borough Council, and other officers and boards of the Borough,
in matters of an engineering nature relating to their duties and the
business of the Borough.
A. The Borough Engineer shall be responsible for inspecting
all construction work that takes place within the Borough, exclusive
of that construction which falls within the responsibility of the
Construction Code Officer.
B. The Borough Engineer shall establish and revise, from
time to time, the standards that are to be maintained with respect
to the construction of roads, curbs, storm drainage facilities, sanitary
sewers and other Borough facilities.
C. The Borough Engineer shall, at the direction of the
Borough Council, arrange to have the Tax Maps revised.
He shall be appointed and shall hold office
as prescribed by law.
The office of Borough Engineer shall be a part-time
office, and the Borough Engineer shall receive compensation, as provided
in the annual Salary Ordinance adopted by the Mayor and Council, for his attendance at meetings of the Mayor and Council.
He shall receive such other compensation for additional engineering
work performed as may be authorized by the Mayor and Council, such
compensation being in accordance with the basic fee schedule adopted
by the New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers, Incorporated.
[Added 11-12-1974 by Ord. No. 1027]
All original papers, documents, memoranda, reports
and other materials relating to the administration of engineering
duties of the Borough Engineer shall be and remain the property of
the Borough. Upon the termination of his services with the Borough,
the Borough Engineer shall forthwith surrender to any successor or
to the Borough all such property.