(A) The City Engineer, as appointed by and under the direction of the City Manager, shall make a record of the minutes of his or her surveys and of all work done for the city, including sewers, extension of water system and heating system, electric light and sewerage system and power plant, and accurately make such plats, sections, profiles, and maps as may be necessary in the prosecution of any public work, which shall be public records and belong to the city and be turned over to his or her successor. The City Engineer, when requested by the City Manager, shall 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 to be made for the establishment of grades, the building of culverts, sewers, electric light system, waterworks, power plant, public heating system, bridges, curbing and gutters, the improvement of streets, and the erection and repair of buildings, and shall perform other duties as may be required.
(Prior Code, § 1-313)
(B) The City Manager may, whenever it is deemed expedient, employ a special engineer to make or assist in making any particular estimate or survey, and any estimate or survey made by the special engineer shall have the same validity and serve in all respects as though the same had been made by the City Engineer.
(Prior Code, § 1-314)
(Ord. 1820, passed 3-2-1987)
Statutory reference:
Authority, see Neb. RS 19-618
Similar state law provisions, see Neb. RS 16-320, 16-321