There shall be a Director of the Department
of Engineering, the head of which shall be the Township Engineer who
shall be appointed by the Mayor with the advice and consent of Council
and shall serve during the term of office of the Mayor appointing
him or her and until the appointment and qualification of his or her
successor.
The Department of Engineering shall:
A. Provide all staff engineering, general municipal engineering
and land surveying services.
B. Prepare, maintain and preserve maps, charts and records
of roads, utilities, public buildings and structures and all public
facilities owned or operated by the Township.
C. Prepare, review and approve specifications for public
works contracts; supervise and inspect the execution of such contracts;
and certify the satisfactory completion of work to authorize progress
payments pursuant to contract.
D. Examine proposed preliminary and final subdivision plans, review them for conformity with Chapter
310, Subdivision of Land, and other land use requirements, advise the Planning Board as to such matters and inspect and approve all installations made in accordance with the requirements of the Planning Board prior to the acceptance of any street or the release of any security related to a subdivision approval. The Planning Board shall not act on any subdivision application unless and until the findings and recommendations of the Department of Engineering have been submitted to the Board and made a part of its public record.
E. Maintain a Tax Map for the Tax Assessor in a current
status and properly record thereon all changes of ownership and information
provided pursuant to law.
F. Inspect and control the maintenance of all Township
buildings and structures and establish uniform standards for the protection
and preservation of such public property.
G. The Engineer shall provide engineering assistance
and technical engineering advice when called upon by the Administrator,
Mayor or Council and to further provide emergency engineering advice
to other officials, officers or employees of the Township when such
information and advice is urgently needed for an emergency matter.