Small Municipality Statutory Engineering Client
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http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SmallMunicipalityStatutoryEngineeringClient
Definition
A small municipality that, pursuant to state law requiring every municipality to have a municipal engineer, retains a private consulting firm and appoints one of its principals as the municipal engineer, thereafter also retaining that same firm for capital improvement engineering services — bearing obligations of fair stewardship of public resources, compliance with statutory requirements, and ensuring the arrangement delivers competent engineering services to the community.
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Definition
A small municipality that, pursuant to state law requiring every municipality to have a municipal engineer, retains a private consulting firm and appoints one of its principals as the municipal engineer, thereafter also retaining that same firm for capital improvement engineering services — bearing obligations of fair stewardship of public resources, compliance with statutory requirements, and ensuring the arrangement delivers competent engineering services to the community.
Scope Note
[proethica-intermediate-extended] A city government client role that retains a private consulting engineering firm under a multi-year contract for ongoing engineering services, bearing authority over contract renewal decisions and coordination of the engineer's work through a designated administrative official, while subject to obligations of fair procurement and impartial evaluation of competing firms.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Many of the smaller communities in the state do not have and cannot afford full-time municipal engineers
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Ontology
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Content Hash
7cd83bff82de18e6...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
104
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
facts
First Discovered At
2026-03-02T10:45:04.703198+00:00
First Discovered In Case
104
Generated
2026-03-02T10:45:04.703198+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 104 Extraction