(A) The Engineer shall make a record of the minutes of his or her surveys and of all work done for the city, which shall be public records and belong to the city. He or she shall accurately make all plats, sections, profiles, and maps that may be necessary in any work for the city. He or she shall, upon request of the Mayor and Council, make estimates of the cost of labor and material which may be done or furnished by contract with the city, and make all surveys, estimates, and calculations necessary for the establishment of grades, bridges, or culverts and for the building, constructing, or repairing of any public improvement of the city and file the same with the Clerk. He or she shall inspect all works of public improvement, and if found to be properly done, shall accept the same and forthwith report his or her acceptance to the Council. He or she shall estimate the cost of all proposed municipal utilities and public improvements, together with any extensions thereof, which the Council proposes to construct or improve.
(B) The Mayor and Council, whenever they deem it expedient, may employ a special engineer to make or assist in making any particular estimate or survey. The Engineer may be Ex Officio Plumbing Inspector and Sewer Commissioner.
(Prior Code, § 31.09)