Effective: June 10, 2004
Latest Legislation: House Bill 299 - 125th General Assembly
(A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall have general charge of the following:
(1) Construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of all bridges and highways within the engineer's county, under the jurisdiction of the board of county commissioners, except for those county roads the board places on nonmaintained status pursuant to section 5541.05 of the Revised Code;
(2) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of roads by boards of township trustees under sections 5571.01, 5571.06, 5571.07, 5571.15, 5573.01 to 5573.15, and 5575.02 to 5575.09 of the Revised Code;
(3) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads of a road district under section 5573.21 of the Revised Code.
(B) For any particular project, after notifying the county engineer, the board of township trustees of a township that has adopted a limited home rule government under Chapter 504. of the Revised Code may hire an independent professional engineer to be in charge of those activities listed in division (A)(2) of this section. The county engineer shall review all of the independent professional engineer's plans for improvements and provide the board of township trustees with comments on those plans within ten working days after receiving them. The county engineer shall monitor all plans for improvements in order to maintain compliance with existing construction standards and thoroughfare plans, and coordinate construction timelines within the county.
(C) The county engineer may not perform any duties in connection with the repair, maintenance, or dragging of roads by boards of township trustees, except that, upon the request of any board of township trustees, the county engineer shall inspect any road designated by it and advise as to the best methods of repairing, maintaining, or dragging that road.
Structure Ohio Revised Code
Title 55 | Roads-Highways-Bridges
Chapter 5543 | Duties of County Engineer
Section 5543.01 | General Powers and Duties of County Engineer.
Section 5543.011 | Fuel Sales to County Board of Developmental Disabilities.
Section 5543.02 | Annual Report.
Section 5543.03 | Report to Director of Transportation.
Section 5543.04 | Naming and Numbering Roads and Bridges - Maps.
Section 5543.05 | County Engineer to Assign Expense of Road or Bridge.
Section 5543.06 | Annual Meeting of County and Township Authorities.
Section 5543.08 | Assistance of Director of Transportation.
Section 5543.09 | Supervision by County Engineer.
Section 5543.10 | Constructing Sidewalks, Curbs, or Gutters.
Section 5543.11 | Grade and Width of Sidewalks - Permission for Construction.
Section 5543.12 | County Engineer Right of Entry.
Section 5543.13 | Agreement as to Compensation and Damages.
Section 5543.14 | County Engineer to Trim or Remove Vegetation Along Roads.
Section 5543.16 | Construction and Repair of Approaches and Driveways - Cost.
Section 5543.17 | Avoiding Closing to Traffic at Any One Time Entire Width of Highway or Bridge.
Section 5543.18 | Erection of Signposts.
Section 5543.19 | Construction or Reconstruction by Force Account.
Section 5543.20 | Responsibility for Bridge Inspection.