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Council shifts routine traffic-control authority to city engineer to strengthen design immunity
Lincoln City Council · February 14, 2024
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Summary
Council approved Ordinance 1077B to give the city engineer authority over routine traffic-control decisions—stop signs, red curbs and crosswalk locations—while retaining the council’s right to overrule decisions by majority vote.
The Lincoln City Council adopted Ordinance 1077B to amend Chapter 10.8, transferring authority for routine traffic-control decisions to the city engineer. Staff framed the proposal as a modernization and liability-management measure: relying on a licensed professional engineer preserves…
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