There is hereby created in the Township of Kingwood,
County of Hunterdon and State of New Jersey, the office of Municipal
Engineer. The term "Municipal Engineer" shall be synonymous with the
term "Township Engineer." Whenever in any municipal ordinance the
term "Township Engineer" is used, the reference is to the Municipal
Engineer.
No person shall be appointed to the position
of Municipal Engineer unless he/she is a licensed New Jersey professional
engineer and shall meet such other requirements as may be established
by the Township Committee from time to time.
The Municipal Engineer shall be appointed by
the Township Committee at its reorganization meeting in January or
at such later date as may be convenient.
[Amended 12-2-2021 by Ord. No. 12-24-2021]
The appointment of the Municipal Engineer shall
be for a term of three years, pursuant to the provisions of N.J.S.A.
40A:9-140.
The salary and compensation of the Municipal
Engineer shall be established from time to time by the Township Committee.
The Municipal Engineer shall perform the following
duties:
A. He/she shall perform all duties as may be required
of a Municipal Engineer by state statute.
B. He/she shall perform all professional services as
may be required by the Township Committee for the performance of any
work on any street, municipal improvement or municipal project requiring
engineering services.
C. He/she shall attend all regular, special and adjourned
meetings of the Township Committee as he/she may be requested to attend
by the Township Committee.
D. He/she shall make appropriate recommendations to the
governing body for the purpose of safeguarding and protecting the
interest of the Township.
E. He/she shall supervise and provide the engineering
calculations, specifications and expertise required for the purchase
of materials and equipment as directed by the Township Committee.
F. He/she shall perform such professional services as
may be required in connection with any capital improvement program
designated by the Township Committee.
G. He/she shall be responsible for all work in connection
with the construction, reconstruction and repair of all Township roads.
H. He/she shall be responsible for general administration
of contracts with third parties performing work for the Township in
such instances as he/she may be directed by the Township Committee.
I. He/she shall perform such consulting and professional services as may be required by the Kingwood Township Planning Board and as are designated as the responsibility of the Municipal Engineer in both Chapter
115, Subdivision of Land, and Chapter
132, Zoning.
J. He/she shall be responsible for providing such services
to the Kingwood Township Board of Health as may be designated as engineering
services in any ordinance adopted by the Kingwood Township Board of
Health and/or the Kingwood Township Committee.
K. He/she shall perform such additional services and
duties and provide technical and engineering advice and assistance
as may be required by other Township boards and agencies at the direction
of the Kingwood Township Committee.