[R.O. 1993 § 110.160]
A. 
The office of City Engineer is hereby created. The City Engineer shall be appointed by the City Manager with the concurrence of the City Council, and shall hold his/her office for an indefinite term or until his/her successor shall have been duly appointed and qualified. Provided, however, that the City Council may in its discretion employ such other engineers and laborers to assist the City Engineer in the performance of his/her work as the necessity of the occupation may require.
B. 
The person appointed to the office of City Engineer shall possess a thorough and practical knowledge of surveying and civil engineering. He/she shall, in addition to the oath prescribed for City Officers, take an oath that he/she is not and will not during his/her continuance in office, directly or indirectly, be interested in any contract with the City for any public work or material furnished.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.170; R.O. of 1938, § 346, 347; CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. VII § 2-66]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the City Engineer to make all such surveys, plats, drawings, plans, specifications and estimates that may from time to time be required of him/her by ordinance or resolution of the City Council. He/she may have a superintending control of the construction of any building, bridge, or culvert, or the opening, widening, grading or other improvement of any street, alley or thoroughfare when so ordered by the City Manager, with the advice and consent of the Council. He/she may, whenever so ordered by the City Manager, with the advice and consent of the Council, make all such surveys as are necessary for the laying off or improvement of any public park, square or cemetery. He/she shall prepare plans, specifications and estimates of the cost of public or district sewers ordered by the Council to be built and shall have control of their construction.
B. 
Whenever so ordered by the City Manager with the advice and consent of the City Council, he/she shall establish the grade of any street, alley or thoroughfare that may be required. He shall keep a complete and correct record of all his/her surveys and official acts in proper books kept for that purpose, and whenever vacating his/her office, such record, together with all field notes, profiles, drawings, or other data relating to surveys of the City or public work and all instruments and other property in his/her possession which belong to the City, shall be turned over to his/her successor in office, or to the City Manager if his/her successor shall not have been appointed and qualified.
[R.O. 1993 § 110.180; R.O. of 1938, § 349; CC 1963 Ch. 2 Art. VII § 2-67]
The City Engineer of the City of Charleston while actually engaged in and carrying on any construction work for this City authorized by the City Council shall receive such compensation for his/her services as may be agreed upon by and with the City Council from time to time for each and every day that he/she is actually working for this City under the instruction of the City Council.