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Council amends municipal code to let staff perform non-licensed engineering tasks
Summary
The council approved ordinance 2026-2 to change the municipal code definition of "city engineer," allowing non-licensed tasks to be performed by designated city staff or retained engineers for day-to-day duties, a change staff said will avoid widespread code edits.
The Preston City Council approved ordinance 2026-2 to amend the municipal code definitions related to the city engineer, allowing certain duties that do not require a licensed engineer to be carried out by designated city staff or retained engineering services.
"So both of these changes have to do with uh changing around definitions. Uh so currently uh we don't have an in-house uh engineer on staff," said Sean Alverson, the staff member who presented the ordinance. Council members said the change is largely housekeeping to avoid updating every code reference and to make routine administrative tasks more expeditious.
The ordinance was read once in summary by City Clerk Linda AOK and approved after a roll-call vote. Council discussion clarified that duties like checking cut permits and certain bond items would be covered by the broader definition, while tasks requiring licensed engineering would still follow current professional requirements. The adoption is intended to speed internal processes without expanding licensing requirements.
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