(a) The County Administrator may appoint a County Engineer for such term, and at such compensation as the Administrator deems proper. The County Engineer shall be responsible for and have general supervision over all public engineering work in the County including, but not limited to, the construction of sanitary sewers, trunk lines, sewerage disposal plants, sanitary sewer systems in general and maintenance thereof, drainage, construction, lighting service and other projects of a public nature.
(b) The County Administrator may employ, for such periods and for such compensation as the Administrator deems proper, such draftsmen, rodmen, and assistants as, in its opinion, are necessary to carry on such public work.
Structure Delaware Code
Chapter 41. GOVERNMENT OF KENT COUNTY
Subchapter II. Powers and Duties
§ 4110. General powers; county government procedures; ordinances.
§ 4111. Creation of debt; authorization, procedures, debt limitation and anticipation borrowing.
§ 4113. Mileage and expenses of county officers and employees.
§ 4115. Removal of appointed officers; appeal.
§ 4117. County Engineer and other employees; appointment and duties.
§ 4118. Dumping of garbage, rubbish, ashes or other waste material.
§ 4119. Rivers, creeks, or small runs; widening, straightening.
§ 4120. Emergency dispatch center.
§ 4121. State or federal aid and programs.
§ 4123. Department of Finance.