Consulting Firm Principal Serving as Appointed Municipal Engineer
Individual
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http://proethica.org/ontology/case/104#Consulting_Firm_Principal_Serving_as_Appointed_Municipal_Engineer
Definition
A principal of a private consulting engineering firm is appointed by a small municipality as its municipal engineer pursuant to state law, performing statutory duties (attending meetings, advising on engineering matters, maintaining tax maps, reviewing site plans, preparing cost estimates, handling citizen complaints) while also positioning the firm to be retained for capital improvement projects.
Properties
Parent
ConsultingFirmPrincipalAppointedMunicipalEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#ConsultingFirmPrincipalAppointedMunicipalEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer (implied by statutory appointment) |
| appointment_basis | State law requiring every municipality to have a municipal engineer |
| compensation | Cost-plus basis or flat monthly retainer (relatively low amount) |
| firm_role | Principal of private consulting firm |
Concept Category
Role
Confidence
0.95
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | appointed_by |
| target | Small Municipality Statutory Engineering Client |
| type | employer |
| target | Private Consulting Engineering Firm |
| type | service_provider_to |
| target | Small Municipality Statutory Engineering Client |
Role Category
employer_relationship
Role Class
Consulting Firm Principal Appointed Municipal Engineer
Source Evidence
Source Text
the smaller communities retain the services of a consulting firm in private practice and appoint a principal of the firm as the municipal engineer
Text References
Such a municipal engineer is paid either on a cost-plus basis or a flat monthly retainer
The municipal engineer's firm is thereafter usually retained for engineering services for capital improvement projects
the smaller communities retain the services of a consulting firm in private practice and appoint a principal of the firm as the municipal engineer
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Individual
Content Hash
295187f20add513f...Last Updated
2026-03-08 16:29
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
104
Discovered in Pass
1
Discovered in Section
facts
First Discovered
2026-03-02T10:45:04.703198+00:00
First Case
104
Generated
2026-03-02T10:45:04.703198+00:00
Attributed To
Case 104 Extraction
Generated
2026-03-02T11:03:45.563031
Generated By
ProEthica Case 104 Extraction