[2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-2; amended 7-5-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-16]
It is hereby established that within the Township of Barnegat
the position of Municipal Engineer. The Municipal Engineer is a full-time
Township employee as hired by the Township Committee.
[2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-2]
The qualifications for the position of Municipal Engineer shall
be as follows:
A. Graduation
from an accredited college or university with a Bachelors’ degree.
B. Duly licensed
as a professional engineer in the State of New Jersey for at least
five years.
C. At least
five years’ experience in State, County, Regional or Municipal
engineering Activities.
[2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-2]
The Municipal Engineer shall perform such duties as our prescribed
by general law and ordinance and, in addition, shall:
A. Prepare,
or cause to be prepared, all plans, designs and specifications for
public works and improvements undertaken by the Township;
B. Provide and
maintain surveys, maps, plans, specifications and control records
with respect to public works owned and operated by the Township;
C. Provide technical
and engineering advice and assistance to other Township departments;
D. Recommend
to the Township Committee the undertaking of needed capital projects
within the Township;
E. Assist in
the formation and implementation of the Township capital budget;
F. Supervise
and direct all inspection services and inspection personnel of the
Township excluding those services, inspection and personnel under
the authority of the Township Code Official;
G. Assign, supervise,
and direct with the approval of the Township Committee or business
administrator, projects to those special consulting engineers authorized
by the governing body and supervised the same;
H. Supervise
all personnel under their supervision;
I. Upon termination,
all papers, documents, memoranda, report and other materials relating
to the administration of engineering duties of the engineer shall
be and remain the property of the Township;
J. Oversee and
supervise the Township water and sewer utility and all engineer services
necessary for the water and sewer utility; and
K. Shall have
all other powers, duties, and responsibilities as set forth in the
Barnegat Township Code.
[2-1-2022 by Ord. No. 2022-2]
The Township Engineer is authorized, within the available appropriations,
to employ such additional engineering staff to aid in such engineering
projects, actions, causes or proceedings of importance, as he or she
may deem necessary. If, at any given time, the Township Engineer cannot
handle a project for the Township, the Township Committee may retain
such separate engineering or planning consultants to handle such specific
project for the Township, upon the authorization of the Township,
from a list of engineers approved by resolution of the Township Committee.