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"County Surveyor"
was one of the original offices created by the first General
Assembly when Ohio was admitted to the Union in 1803. In those
early days the major function of the office was related to the
clarification of land titles and governmental boundaries. Over
the years, responsibilities shifted to road, bridge and ditch
construction.
The office was made elective in 1831. The original term of
office was three years. This was changed to four years in 1928.
On August 30, 1935 the title of the office was changed to
"County Engineer". Today only persons who hold certificates of
Registration as both "Professional Engineer" and "Surveyor"
qualify for the office of County Engineer.
The County Engineer is responsible for all maintenance, repair,
widening, resurfacing, reconstruction and construction of
pavements, culverts and bridges on County roads. This includes
snow removal, mowing and sign maintenance.
The County Engineer is also responsible for all bridges on
Township roads and bridges within municipalities which are on or
on the extension of a State Highway or County road.
Other responsibilities include engineering advisor to Township
Trustees for the maintenance and improvement of their road
system and processing County Ditch Petitions.
In Sandusky County there are 307 miles of County roads and
approximately 270 bridges for which the Engineer is responsible.
The department has 28 employees and has an annual income of
approximately $4 million. Revenues are derived from fuel taxes,
license fees and court fees. |
