[Adopted as Ch. 2.32 of the 2003 Municipal Code]
A. 
There shall be a Township Engineer who shall be appointed by a majority vote of the members of the Township Committee. The Township Engineer shall be a licensed civil engineer of the State of New Jersey. The Township Engineer shall hold office for a term not exceeding three years from January 1 in the year in which the Engineer is appointed. The Township Engineer shall receive such compensation as the Committee shall from time to time fix by ordinance. The Township Engineer shall perform such duties as are prescribed by general law, ordinance, and resolution of the Township Committee, which duties shall include the following:
(1) 
Prepare or cause to be prepared plans, designs, and specifications for public works and improvements undertaken by the Township, either on force account or by public contract;
(2) 
Provide and maintain surveys, maps, plans, specifications and control records with respect to public works and facilities owned or operated by the Township;
(3) 
Provide technical and engineering advice and assistance to other Township departments as needed.
B. 
All papers, documents, memoranda, reports and other materials relating to the administration of engineering duties of the Township Engineer shall be and remain the property of the Township. Upon termination of the Township Engineer's services with the Township, the Township Engineer shall forthwith surrender to any successor all such property.
C. 
The Township Committee may employ or contract for the services of engineering or technical experts or consultants to assist the Township Engineer in conjunction with specific tasks or projects, and it shall be the duty and responsibility of the Township Engineer to review the need for and to advise the Township Committee with regard to the employment of or contracting with engineering or technical experts or consultants.