Ohio § 5543.01 General powers and duties of county engineer

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§ 5543.01 — General powers and duties of county engineer

Ohio § 5543.01

Title 55Roads-Highways-Bridges

Ch. 5543Duties Of County Engineer

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5543.01 (2026).

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(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 section5541.05of the Revised Code;

(2)Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of roads by boards of township trustees under sections5571.01,5571.06,5571.07,5571.15,5573.01to5573.15, and5575.02to5575.09of the Revised Code;

(3)Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads of a road district under section5573.21of the Revised Code.

(B)For any particular proj

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(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 section5541.05of the Revised Code;

(2) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of roads by boards of township trustees under sections5571.01,5571.06,5571.07,5571.15,5573.01to5573.15, and5575.02to5575.09of the Revised Code;

(3) Construction, reconstruction, resurfacing, or improvement of the roads of a road district under section5573.21of 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.