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• RESOLUTION 1 28 -55
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING TIT POSITION OF "CITY ENGINEER "; APPOINTING AN "ACTING
CITY ENGINEER "; SETTING FORTH THE GENERAL DUTIES OF THE "CITY ENGTNE::R "; AND FOR
.OTTER. PURPOSES.
P.HEREAS the City of Jacksonville, Arkansas, continues to grow in population, and
dIEREAS such growth is accompanied by the heightening and increase in many problems of
engineering facing the City in connection with efficient and orderly accomodation or the
citizens of Jao'' sonviile, Arkansas, and
HRR.EAS no City sponsered position co- ordinates the rany engineering problems facing the
City Council,
NM, THERM/AI, RE IT EESCTVED b„ the City Council of the City of Jacksonville, '+rkansas:
THAT 1. There be established the position of 'CITY ENGINEER' for the City of Jacksonville,
Arkansas, and
TEAT 2. For a period of time, to be determined by further study and modification of this
resolution or by rescinding this resolution in favor of an enabling ordinance, there shall
be appointed an 'ACTING CITY ENGINEER' who shall carry out the duties of the City Engineer,
and
THAT 3. The duties of the City Engineer shall be to study; recommend solutions for; make
cost estimates of; supervise corrective measures taken, and otherwise co- ordinate the
problems of engineering character facing the City, and
THAT 4, The City Engineer shall be responsible to the City Council through a Sub - Committee
of the Council called the Engineering Committee of the Council charged with responsibility
for engineering policy recommendations, and
THAT 5. Since a considerable portion of the time of the City Engineer will be devoted to
engineering problems connected with the Water & Sewer Department, the compensation for services in this
position and that of Acting City Engineer shall be partially provided by the Wader and Sewer Department
and partially by the City Council from a fund to be established or from fees for inspections, the e':act
method to be determined by the Council after consideration of recommendations of the Engineering Com-
mittee of the Council. The total compensation for the Acting City Engineer shall be determined by the
Council after consideration of Engineering Committee recomr'.endations, and
THAT 6. Funds for facilities and for carrying out various engineering projects shall be
:nade available after recommendation and approval by the City Council.
APPROVED: .a March 1955.
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