The Mayor, with the confirmation of City Council, shall appoint an engineer for an indefinite period. The Engineer shall be a person or firm of persons that shall be a Pennsylvania-registered professional engineer (P.E.). The Mayor may remove the Engineer at any time, with or without cause, with approval by a majority vote of the total number of Council.
The Engineer shall have the superintendence, direction and control of the civil engineering matters of the City at the direction of the Mayor.
The Mayor shall set the compensation of the Engineer with Council approval.