All existing road districts in the County are hereby consolidated
into a single road district, which shall comprise all of the territory
lying within the County, outside of incorporated area.
The County Engineer shall be, ex officio, road commissioner
of the existing road districts of the County.
The County Engineer as ex officio road commissioner shall have
and exercise the powers and perform the duties vested in road commissioners
in pursuance of the provisions of this Charter. He shall also make
and keep on file a road mileage record and keep same to date, showing
each road in the County upon which county funds are expended. He shall
keep accounts of all work done on construction of new roads, reconstruction
of old roads, and of maintenance of all county roads and highways,
all on a unit basis of per mile costs.
No claim against the County for work done on its roads, highways,
streets, bridges, ferries and other public works, or in connection
with the same, or for materials, supplies, implements or machinery
used for or in connection therewith, shall be passed by the Board
of Supervisors, or paid for by the Treasurer of the County, unless
there shall be endorsed thereon the written approval of the Engineer
and the County Executive.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Supervisors, immediately
after this Charter shall have become effective, to pass and adopt
such ordinances as may by law be necessary or proper to fully carry
into effect the provisions of this Article.
Before the Board of Supervisors shall create or form any special
district it shall submit all petitions for the creation thereof to
the County Executive, County Engineer and District Attorney for their
advice, counsel, recommendations and suggestions.
