The Council shall appoint a Borough Engineer for an indefinite
term and shall fix his compensation. He shall be an official of the
Borough and shall be appointed either on a full-time basis or a part-time
basis or on a retainer basis and shall serve the Borough as needed
and required. The Borough Engineer shall have at least a Bachelor
of Science in Engineering from an accredited engineering school, shall
have at least five (5) years' experience as a registered engineer
and shall be a currently registered engineer in the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
The Council may remove the Borough Engineer at any time, with
or without cause.
The Borough Engineer may from time to time perform his duties
by delegation of authority to persons acting as his agents.
A.
The Borough Engineer shall be the chief engineer of the Borough.
He shall have the following powers and duties:
(1)
He shall furnish engineering advice to the Mayor, to the Council,
to the Borough Solicitor, to the Borough Manager, and to all boards
and commissions concerning any matter or thing arising in connection
with the exercise of their official powers or performance of their
official duties and, except as otherwise expressly provided by the
Council, shall supervise, direct and control all of the engineering
work of the Borough.
(2)
Upon the request of the Council or of the chairman of any committee
of Council or of the Mayor or of the Borough Solicitor or of the Borough
Manager, the Borough Engineer shall prepare or assist in preparing
any ordinance, resolution, specification, or engineering document
for presentation before the Council.
