7-4-2812. Duties related to roads and bridges.
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7-4-2812 . Duties related to roads and bridges.
(1)The board of county commissioners may assign responsibility for the supervision and direction of all highways, bridges, and causeways within the county to a county surveyor or to a county road superintendent. The board may allocate the duties between the surveyor and the superintendent.
(2)The duties are to:
(a)keep all highways and bridges free and clear of all obstructions;
(b)grade, maintain, and repair all highways;
(c)construct, maintain, and repair all bridges and causeways;
(d)make all surveys;
(e)establish grades;
(f)prepare plans, specifications, and estimates;
(g)keep accurate cost data;
(h)approve all claims against the county for all highway, bridge, and causeway construction, maintenance, and repair, prior to presentation to the board of county commissioners;
(i)employ and assign deputies and staff;
(j)purchase and secure all highway and bridge machinery and machinery equipment and tools to be used upon highways and bridges, with the approval of the board;
(k)purchase and secure all highway, bridge, and causeway supplies and materials, with the approval of the board;
(l)from time to time, make reports and estimates of all matters relating to highways and bridges when required by the board; and
(m)perform other duties required by law.
(3)The surveyor must receive the annual salary provided by law for salaried county surveyors and other county officials.