There is hereby created the office of Township Engineer.
The Engineer shall not receive a fixed salary but shall be paid for such services as he shall perform in accordance with a schedule of fees and charges to be established by the Township Council by resolution.
The Engineer shall be a duly licensed civil engineer of the State of New Jersey and shall have practical experience in acting as a Township Engineer. He need not be a resident of the Township. In lieu of appointing a single individual as Engineer, the Council may appoint a firm of engineers, each individual member of which firm shall possess the same qualifications as herein prescribed for the Engineer.
The Engineer shall have, possess and exercise all of the powers and duties prescribed for a Township Engineer by general law or by ordinance of this Township and, in addition, shall render to each and every office, department, board and agency of the Township government professional services of an engineering nature, such as consultation, investigation, evaluation, planning, design, computation, draftsmanship, supervision, construction and operation, incident or relating to any Township engineering project or construction proposed, undertaken or accomplished as may be required of him from time to time by the Manager or the Council. He shall also make or direct the making of maps, plats and surveys required by various officers, bureaus and departments of the Township and shall keep current the Official Tax Map of the Township.
[Amended 9-9-2013 by Ord. No. 2013-9]
The Engineer shall hold office for a term of one year from January 1 of the year of his appointment and until his successor has been appointed.