N.Y. Second Class Cities Law § 98: Duties of city engineer

§ 98. Duties of city engineer. It shall be the duty of the city

engineer to perform all the ordinary engineering and surveying services

in the affairs and business of the city and to supervise, under the

general direction of the commissioner of public works, all the work done

for the city in which the skill of his profession may be required or

useful. He shall, under the direction of the commissioner of public

works and the ordinances of the common council, act as the

superintendent of public buildings, bridges, docks and wharves. He shall

perform such other duties as may be prescribed by the commissioner of

public works or by ordinance of the common council. He shall devote his

time exclusively to the service of the city.