[Adopted 6-22-2015 by Ord. No. 15-203]
There is hereby established an Engineering Department for the City of Bangor.
It shall be the function of the Engineering Department:
A. 
Make surveys. To make surveys, including levels, prepare plans and profiles, write specifications and perform other related engineering work in connection with streets, sewers and other public structures.
B. 
Construction of public structures. To make quantity and cost estimates, inspect and approve the construction of public structures and perform all other related engineering work for the City not specifically herein enumerated.
C. 
Record new streets. To record new streets as laid out in the City Road Book and establish the lines and grades for building new streets and for regrading old streets.
D. 
Erection of monuments. To superintend the erection of monuments at the intersection of streets and preserve and reset all street monuments disturbed or liable to be disturbed in grading or building streets.
E. 
Maintain records. To maintain and safely keep all engineering records, instruments, plans, profiles, records of surveys and all other property and papers relating to engineering work of every description belonging to the City of Bangor.
F. 
Services for other departments. To perform all engineering services the departments of the City may from time to time require.
G. 
Stormwater. To oversee and supervise the operations of the stormwater system.
[Added 5-27-2020 by Ord. No. 20-159]
There is hereby authorized and established the position of City Engineer. The City Engineer shall supervise the entire operation of the Engineering Department. In addition to other duties required by law, the City Engineer shall have charge of and regulate the opening and excavation of all City streets and shall have the authority to grant applications for the location of utility poles, wires and other utility structures in the public rights-of-way, provided that the City Engineer's authority to grant utility location permits shall not be in substitution for any franchise agreement or similar agreement otherwise required by law, e.g., cable television franchise agreements required under 30-A M.R.S.A. § 3008. The City Engineer shall also perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the City Manager or any applicable state or local laws or ordinances.