(A) The office of City Engineer is hereby established.
(B) The City Engineer shall be appointed by the Mayor with the approval of the City Council pursuant to KRS 83A.080 and may be removed by the Mayor at will.
(C) No person shall be appointed or act as the City Engineer unless such person has taken the oath required by § 228 of the Constitution of the commonwealth and has provided a bond in the sum as established by City Council, with corporate surety authorized to transact business in the commonwealth and conditioned upon the performance of the duties specified herein.
(D) The City Engineer shall advise the Mayor and City Council on all matters relating to the maintenance and improvement of streets, alleys and other public ways, and on matters which may be deemed necessary for the public good, welfare and convenience, including matters pertaining to sewers and culverts, and shall perform such work and services in connection therewith, as may be assigned him or her by the City Council.
(E) The compensation of the City Engineer shall be in an amount to be established by City Council by ordinance.
(1997 Code, § 31.40)