The Engineering Division's charges, duties and responsibilities encompass a broad range of tasks and functions that are performed both independently and cooperatively with many of the other divisions and departments of the City. These activities include but are not limited to the following:

Charge and custody of all maps, plans and surveys of all right-of-ways, sidewalks, bridges, landings, sanitary sewers, storm water drains, dams, reservoirs and other public land, works and structures.Prepare and file record of all sidewalk and sanitary sewer assessment data. Prepare or review and approve all plans to construct, extend or connect to the municipal sanitary sewer or storm water drain system.

Issue permits to construct, repair, extend or connect to the municipal sanitary sewer or storm water drain system per approved plans. The required permit will only be issued to an individual who is officially approved and licensed by the City. Prepare or review and approve all plans to construct, extend or improve a roadway or sidewalk or install utilities within any right-of-way.

Review all proposed subdivision, special permit, and site plans relative to engineering design and City standards and requirements. Review all plans that are submitted for Conservation Commission approval, again relative to engineering design and City standards and requirements.

Perform all necessary field investigations required for associated plan reviews and inspections for all sanitary sewer and storm drain main installation and service connections. Perform survey, drafting and design plus prepare contract plans and specifications for many of the public sewer, drain, sidewalk, parking lot, landscape and intersection improvement projects through-out the City.

Perform inspection of contracted projects and clerk-of-works duties for construction activities of the approved subdivisions.