The Mayor and Board of Aldermen shall by ordinance
provide for the appointment of a Town Engineer and fix his compensation
on an annual salary or fixed-fee basis or at an hourly rate and based
upon actual time and expenses agreed on prior to the rendering of
the services. The Town Engineer shall not be compensated by receiving
a percentage of the contract for which he renders services. The Town
Engineer's term of office shall be one year.
Whenever the Mayor and Board of Aldermen determine
that the interest of the Town requires additional engineering services,
consulting engineers may be retained for one or more projects, or
to render assistance to the Town Engineer.