40-1320. DIRECTORS OF HIGHWAYS — DEPUTY DIRECTORS — APPOINTMENT — DUTIES. The director may appoint, subject to confirmation and approval of the highway commissioners, one (1) deputy director for each subdistrict and as many additional deputy directors as the highway commissioners may determine to be advisable. It is the duty of the director of highways to give to any deputy directors specific instructions as to the highway work to be done, and shall ascertain if highway contractors in the district are complying or have complied with their contracts. The director shall require any deputy directors to keep and maintain all the highways in their charge in good repair, and shall, subject to the highway commissioners and as provided by law, exercise full and complete control over all highways and deputy directors of the district. The director shall submit reports to the highway district whenever required by the highway commissioners.
History:
[40-1320, added 1985, ch. 253, sec. 2, p. 654; am. 1999, ch. 332, sec. 12, p. 905.]