Ohio Revised Code Chapter 5543 - Duties Of County Engineer

• Section 5543.01 - General Powers And Duties Of County Engineer.
  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall have general charge of the following: (1) Construction, reconstruction, improvement,...
• Section 5543.011 - Fuel Sales To County Board Of Developmental Disabilities.
  A county engineer may sell directly to a county board of developmental disabilities gasoline and diesel fuel that has been purchased for the use...
• Section 5543.02 - Annual Report.
  The county engineer shall report to the board of county commissioners, on or before the first day of June in each year, the condition...
• Section 5543.03 - Report To Director Of Transportation.
  The county engineer shall make a report to the director of transportation, whenever requested by that official, relative to the highways and bridges in...
• Section 5543.04 - Naming And Numbering Roads And Bridges - Maps.
  The county engineer, under the direction and supervision of the director of transportation, shall name and number all the public roads of his county,...
• Section 5543.05 - County Engineer To Assign Expense Of Road Or Bridge.
  The county auditor shall, before drawing a warrant for any moneys expended by the county on any highways, other than intercounty or state highways,...
• Section 5543.06 - Annual Meeting Of County And Township Authorities.
  The county engineer shall annually call a meeting, within the county, at a time and place approved by the board of county commissioners, of...
• Section 5543.07 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 10-27-1981
• Section 5543.08 - Assistance Of Director Of Transportation.
  The county engineer may request advice and assistance from the director of transportation in all matters relating to the duties of such engineer. In...
• Section 5543.09 - Supervision By County Engineer.
  (A) Except as provided in division (B) of this section, the county engineer shall supervise the construction, reconstruction, improvement, maintenance, and repair of the...
• Section 5543.10 - Constructing Sidewalks, Curbs, Or Gutters.
  (A) The county engineer, upon the order of the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, shall construct sidewalks, curbs, or gutters...
• Section 5543.11 - Grade And Width Of Sidewalks - Permission For Construction.
  The county engineer may establish the grade and width of sidewalks constructed along or connecting the public highways, outside any municipal corporation, and designate...
• Section 5543.12 - County Engineer Right Of Entry.
  The county engineer or anyone acting under his authority, when authorized by the board of county commissioners or board of township trustees, may enter...
• Section 5543.13 - Agreement As To Compensation And Damages.
  When lands are entered upon under section 5543.12 of the Revised Code, the county engineer shall agree with the owners of such lands, subject...
• Section 5543.14 - County Engineer To Trim Or Remove Vegetation Along Roads.
  The county engineer may trim or remove any and all trees, shrubs, and other vegetation growing in or encroaching onto the right-of-way of the...
• Section 5543.15 - [Repealed].
  Effective Date: 10-27-1981
• Section 5543.16 - Construction And Repair Of Approaches And Driveways - Cost.
  The owners of land shall construct and keep in repair all approaches or driveways from the public roads, under the direction of the county...
• Section 5543.17 - Avoiding Closing To Traffic At Any One Time Entire Width Of Highway Or Bridge.
  The county engineer shall, at the time he makes surveys, plans, profiles, cross sections, estimates, and specifications for any county, township, or district road...
• Section 5543.18 - Erection Of Signposts.
  When authorized by the board of county commissioners the county engineer shall erect and maintain at intersecting roads on intercounty and state highways, suitable...
• Section 5543.19 - Construction Or Reconstruction By Force Account.
  (A) The county engineer may, when authorized by the board of county commissioners and not required by this section or other law to use...
• Section 5543.20 - Responsibility For Bridge Inspection.
  The county engineer shall inspect all bridges or portions thereof on the county highway system inside and outside of municipalities, bridges on township roads,...
• Section 5543.21 - Public Trail Intersection Markers.
  The county engineer shall install and maintain suitable, uniform markers designating intersections with and accesses to state recreational trails, wherever any trail established pursuant...
• Section 5543.22 - Design-build Contracts.
  Notwithstanding sections 153.65 to 153.71 of the Revised Code, a county engineer may combine the design and construction elements of a bridge, highway, or...

Last modified: October 10, 2016