Section 45-40-130 Employment of county engineer; qualifications; requirements. The Lawrence County Commission, or any succeeding county governing body performing the functions of the county governing body in the county, shall employ a county engineer, who shall be a thoroughly qualified and competent civil engineer, possessing all of the qualifications as specified for county engineers under […]
Section 45-40-130.02 Duties. It shall be the duty of the county engineer to do all of the following: (1) To employ, supervise, and direct all assistants as are necessary properly to maintain and construct the public roads, highways, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County, and he or she shall have authority to prescribe their duties, […]
Section 45-40-130.03 Requisitions. The county engineer is designated as the person authorized to make written requisition upon the duly designated purchasing agency, for all articles, materials, supplies, and equipment necessary for the maintenance and construction of roads, bridges, and ferries in Lawrence County. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §4.)
Section 45-40-130.05 Compensation. The county commission shall fix the amount of the salary of the county engineer, payable in equal monthly installments from the road and highway funds of Lawrence County. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §6.)
Section 45-40-130.07 Reporting. The county engineer shall report on a day to day basis to the chair of the county commission and shall report regularly to the county commission as a whole. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §8.)
Section 45-40-130.08 Office space and equipment. The county commission shall furnish the county engineer with an office at the courthouse, or elsewhere, at the county seat, and all necessary office supplies, and shall furnish him or her with necessary transportation in connection with his or her duties under this article. (Act 79-738, p. 1310, §9.)
Section 45-40-130.09 Custodian of equipment; storage facilities. The county engineer shall be the custodian of all road tools, machinery, supplies, and equipment of Lawrence County, and he or she shall be accountable for the same, at all times. The county commission shall furnish the necessary storage facilities in which to keep the tools, machinery, supplies, […]
Section 45-40-130.10 Requisition for expenditure of funds; appropriation by commission. The authority of the county engineer shall be limited to the expenditure of such funds for the purpose of construction, maintenance, or repairs of public roads, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County as may be set aside and appropriated by the county commission, as hereinafter […]
Section 45-40-130.11 Requisition for materials, supplies, etc. The county engineer shall make written requisition to the chair of the county commission for all materials, machinery, equipment, and necessary supplies needed for the construction, maintenance, or repair of the public roads, bridges, and ferries of Lawrence County. The requisitions shall be filed and presented by the […]
Section 45-40-130.12 Inspection and approval of materials, supplies, etc., prior to payment. It shall be the further duty of the county engineer to inspect all materials, machinery, equipment, and supplies, purchased by Lawrence County for use on public roads, bridges, and ferries, when the same is delivered, and the same shall not be accepted and […]
Section 45-40-130.13 Employment of road supervisor in emergency. In the event an emergency should arise, in which it would be impossible for the county commission to employ an engineer, as hereinabove provided for, then, in that event the county commission shall employ a competent road supervisor who need not be an engineer, but, when so […]
Section 45-40-130.14 Work on private property; violations. The county commission is prohibited from authorizing or performing any work on private property with the exception of work performed on church, school, or cemetery property. Any violation of this article shall be a misdemeanor punishable by a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500) and […]
