[Amended 1-6-1998]
The Department of Engineering shall be headed
by a director who shall be the Township Engineer and who shall be
qualified by education, training and experience. This position may
be full-time, but shall be part-time unless otherwise stated. The
Township Engineer shall be compensated as provided by the annual Salary
Ordinance and as may be otherwise approved by consent of the Council.
The Department of Engineering shall perform
all appropriate functions associated with:
A. Being engineering advisor to the Mayor, Council and
the Business Administrator.
B. Preparing or causing to be prepared plans and specifications
for public works and improvements undertaken by the Township.
C. Supervising the performance of contracts for public
works and certifying the amounts due and payable thereunder.
D. Maintaining maps, charts, engineering data and records
as may be required for the proper and efficient technical administration
of public works functions.
All papers, documents, memoranda, reports and
other materials relating to the administration of the Department of
Engineering shall be and remain the property of the Township. Upon
termination of his other service with the Township, the Engineer shall
forthwith surrender to his or her successor all such property, together
with a written consent to substitution of his or her successor in
all engineering matters then pending in which the Township is involved.
The Department of Engineering shall be organized pursuant to plan approved as provided in §
4-9 of this chapter.