[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
There is hereby established a principal department to be known
as the "Engineering Department."
[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
There is hereby established the office of City Engineer. The
City Engineer shall be appointed by the Mayor, subject to confirmation
by the City Council, for a term of three years and until a successor
in office is appointed and qualified. Such term shall commence on
the first Monday in March, and the appointment shall be made by the
Mayor on or before the first Monday in February.
[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
The City Engineer shall be a registered civil engineer and shall
be qualified to practice in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It
is desirable that the City Engineer also be registered land surveyor
in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
The Engineering Department shall consist of the City Engineer,
who shall have general supervision of the Department, and such other
employees as are required for the efficient operation of the Department,
subject to appropriation by the Mayor and City Council.
[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
The City Engineer shall make and have charge of the plans of
all the streets, drains, sewers, waterworks and lands of the City,
and the notes relating to the same, and shall classify and put them
in convenient form for reference and use. The City Engineer shall
draw the specifications for all construction work and make all surveys,
measurements, levels, designs, estimates and plans pertaining to the
streets, drains, sewers, waterworks, bridges and lands of the City,
shall supervise the construction of the same, and shall appoint and
discharge the inspectors of the same when such are employed.
He shall be responsible for performing all calculations relative
to flow, velocity, and capacity of sewers and drains to be constructed
by the City or by private individuals pursuant to permits to be obtained
from the City and, along with the Director of Public Works, his signature
shall be required on any permits issued for connections to such sewers
or drains before such permits shall become effective.
He shall furnish the specifications and make such surveys, measurements,
designs, levels, estimates and plans when required so to do by the
Mayor, the Council or any committee thereof. He shall furnish the
City Solicitor, at his request, descriptions of lands, and the details
concerning any proposed taking of lands or the location, widening,
alteration or discontinuance of streets. He shall, when required so
to do by the Mayor, measure or cause to be measured all work done
by contract for the City, and shall certify to the same. He shall
also perform such other duties as may be prescribed under law or assigned
by the Mayor.
In addition to the other duties set forth, the City Engineer
shall cooperate with the Board of Survey and Planning, Conservation
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals in the fulfillment of their
responsibilities under the General Laws and shall carry out such assignments
as the boards or commissions may request from time to time in accordance
with time constraints of state laws.
The City Engineer shall act as a technical advisor to the Mayor,
City Council and committees, Board of Survey and Planning, Conservation
Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals and other City agencies and
boards or officials on engineering matters.
[Ord. No. 30000, 8-2-2004]
For the purposes of preservation and record of plans, the Engineering
Department shall be considered a part of every other office of the
City.
