There is hereby created and established in the government of
the City of Hoboken the Office of the City Engineer. The City Engineer,
either an individual licensed professional engineer or a licensed
professional engineering firm, shall be appointed by the Mayor. The
City Engineer shall be compensated either with an annual salary or
on a fixed-fee basis or at an hourly rate based upon actual time and
expense, within the budgetary constraints established by the Council.
The City Engineer shall not be compensated by receiving a percentage
of the construction or other contract for which he/she renders services.
The City Engineer shall be permitted to maintain a private engineering
practice, provided that the appointment as City Engineer shall be
given priority over private practice at all times without exception,
so that there shall be no conflicts with the obligations as City Engineer.
The City Engineer shall be responsible for conducting and/or
coordinating all engineering functions necessary in the operation
of the municipal government.
There is hereby transferred and assigned to the Office of the
City Engineer all of the property, books, papers and records relating
to any of the boards, offices and other governmental agencies hereinabove
allocated and assigned to said Office, except such books, papers and
records as are now required by law or the ordinances of the City of
Hoboken to be kept in the office of some other officer or department
of the City government.
The Mayor may appoint such additional Assistant City Engineers
and clerical personnel, full-time and part-time, as may be required
to assist the City Engineer in the fulfillment of required duties
and responsibilities, within the budgetary constraints established
by the Council.
Nothing contained in this chapter shall be construed to prevent
the Mayor, with the advice and consent of the Council, from engaging
special engineers to undertake any particular project or matter.
All appropriations available or to become available to any department,
board, commission, office or other governmental agency, the functions,
powers and duties of which are hereby assigned and transferred to
said Office, are hereby transferred to the Office established hereby
and shall be available for the objects and purposes for which appropriate.