Governing Body Override of Engineering Safety Standard State
Class
ca657741
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#GoverningBodyOverrideofEngineeringSafetyStandardState
Definition
State in which a legislative or governing body (such as a city council) has voted to proceed with a proposed ordinance change or infrastructure decision that is contrary to established engineering standards, current best practices, and applicable state law requiring an engineering study — despite formal legal advisement of those deficiencies — thereby placing the engineer in direct tension between the governing body's political authority and the professional obligation to protect public safety and welfare.
Properties
Subclass of
Definition
State in which a legislative or governing body (such as a city council) has voted to proceed with a proposed ordinance change or infrastructure decision that is contrary to established engineering standards, current best practices, and applicable state law requiring an engineering study — despite formal legal advisement of those deficiencies — thereby placing the engineer in direct tension between the governing body's political authority and the professional obligation to protect public safety and welfare.
Source Evidence
Source Text
The proposed change to the ordinance is contrary to established engineering standards
TTL
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
ca6577418d0f3d9a...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
112
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-02-27T19:33:38.209003+00:00
First Discovered In Case
112
Generated
2026-02-27T19:33:38.209003+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 112 Extraction