2500 West State Street - Fremont, Ohio 43420
Telephone: (419) 334-9731 Fax: (419) 334-9733
Office Hours: 7:30AM to 4:00PM, Monday
through Friday
Duties & Responsibilities of the County
Engineer:
"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 29 employees and has an annual budget of
approximately $4 million. Revenues are derived from fuel taxes, license fees
and court fees.
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