Administration

The County Engineer’s administrative staff includes the Chief Deputy Engineer, Information Systems staff, Safety Officer, Accounting staff and administrative assistants. The Administration manages the operation of the office and oversees the duties performed by the other departments.

Construction Department

The construction department staff performs construction management and inspection of county construction projects of roads, bridges and sewers on capital improvements projects. The department also performs inspection of privately funded subdivision and commercial projects.

Design Department

The design department plans, programs, budgets, designs and manages publicly funded projects. The department’s staff of seven includes professional engineers, graduate engineers, surveyors and technicians. The group members assist with the inventory, and inspection of the county’s bridges as well as traffic related duties such as speed limit studies and traffic signal warrants. They work closely with the Development Review staff for coordination of public and privately funded projects as well as the Inspection staff in the supervision of roadway construction projects. The design department also works with other agencies such as the Ohio Department of Transportation to deliver roadway projects that improve safety and mobility for citizens of Delaware County.

Development Review

The development review department’s staff of three professional engineers and technicians review plans for proposed residential, commercial and industrial developments in unincorporated areas of Delaware County. The purpose of this review is to ensure that new developments meet all necessary requirements to ensure the public’s safety and welfare, such as roadway, storm sewer and traffic control design.

Operations Division

The operations division (also known as the Highway Department) is the largest section of the Engineer’s Office and employs a number of crews consisting of operating engineers, skilled laborers, drivers and mechanics. The Highway Department maintains county highways by repairing or resurfacing pavements and berms, mowing roadsides, installing traffic signs, maintaining traffic signals, and constructing culverts and small bridges. In winter months, the snow fighters plow and salt roads to keep traffic moving safely.

Map Department

The map department has a number of responsibilities relating to the County Engineer’s mapping and surveying duties. The department’s staff of four maintains the official county tax maps in cooperation with the County Auditor’s Delaware Area Land Information System (DALIS) staff. The map department also reviews all surveys and legal descriptions for property transfers in Delaware County to ensure that they meet legal requirements. The staff also serves customers who need specific mapping information for areas of the county by providing detailed maps upon request.

Permit Department

The permit and utility coordination staff oversees work within the right-of-way by public utilities and property owners. This ensures that all utility work, including relocation of overhead and buried electric, phone, cable, water and gas lines does not interfere with the safety and operation of the county road. Also, any work done by a resident to the front of their property (inside the road right-of-way), including construction of new driveways, installation of drainage pipes, regrading ditches or installing obstructions that would otherwise affect the operation or safety of the road must be reviewed by the permit department.

Stormwater Department

The stormwater staff is responsible for administration of the Phase II National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Storm Water Program. The staff inspects the drainage and erosion control on construction projects in Delaware County to ensure that surface waters are not contaminated by sediment and runoff from construction sites. The drainage administrator coordinates waterway and stormwater permits for the construction activity done by other sections of the office, and also works closely with the Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District on drainage projects such as ditch and farm tile construction.

Staff Directory

 

Email Phone
Administration
Chris Bauserman, P.E., P.S., Delaware County Engineer cbauserman@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2400
Robert Riley, P.E., Chief Deputy Engineer rriley@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2431
Construction
Brian Dilley, Deputy Construction Engineer bdilley@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2430
Dan Jennings, Chief Inspector djennings@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2441
Design    
Ryan Mraz, Deputy Design Engineer rmraz@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2425
Doug Riedel, P.E., Senior Project Engineer driedel@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2448
Development
John Piccin, P.E., P.S., Deputy Development Engineer jpiccin@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2435
Map
Jack Jennings, P.S., Map Department Manager jjennings@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2450
Operations
Jerry Ungashick, Operations Manager jungashick@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2415
Permits
Jerry Owings, Utilities and Permits Coordinator jowings@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2433
Stormwater
Brett Bergefurd, Deputy Drainage Administrator bbergefurd@co.delaware.oh.us 740.833.2426

 

Operations

 

The operations division (also known as the Highway Department) employs crews consisting of operating engineers, skilled laborers, drivers and mechanics.  The Highway Department maintains county highways by repairing and resurfacing pavements and berms, mowing roadsides, removing debris, installing traffic signs,  and constructing culverts and small bridges.  In winter months, the snow fighters plow and salt roads to keep traffic moving safely.

 

Bridge Crew: The bridge crew maintains an inventory of over 360 county bridges by washing, clearing debris and patching bridge decks and railing when needed.  The crew typically builds several new short-span bridges each year including box culverts and large pipe culverts replacing old, deteriorated bridges.

Between 1998 and 2008, the Bridge Department replaced 52 structures with new box or pipe culverts.  In-house (force-account) construction is cost efficient due to low overhead costs and work efficiency realized by building similar structures repeatedly.  Materials are purchased through competitively bid contracts by suppliers.

The Bridge Department also performs regular maintenance on existing bridges including pothole and deck repairs, railing repairs, cleaning drains and repairing concrete.  Maintaining the $116 million county bridge inventory is vitally important to the safety and welfare of Delaware County citizens.

 

Drainage Crew: The county drainage crew maintains the ditches and waterways under and along county roads.  Delaware County has an inventory of over 1000 culverts and the Drainage Crew crew replaces and repairs dozens each year to stay ahead of normal life cycle deterioration.  The crew also cleans roadside ditches to keep them draining freely.

 

Maintenance Crew: The Maintenance Department is responsible for repairs and up-keep of 200 county vehicles and pieces of equipment, in addition to the County Engineer’s Office, the Highway Department garage and county salt sheds,

Auto technicians are responsible for the work done on the county equipment and vehicles.  Technicians need to have a thorough understanding of hydraulic systems and electrical wiring, as well as general automotive and mechanical knowledge.  Some of the major work done by the auto technicians are engine rebuilds, rear-end rebuild and set-ups and transmission rebuilds.  Technicians also perform regular preventive maintenance on vehicles and equipment to extend the service life of the county’s fleet of vehicles and equipment.  Technicians weld and fabricate equipment to assist other Highway Department crews in their daily duties. Technicians work not only inside the shop but also out on the road to make repairs under any weather conditions, including winter storms.

The building maintenance technician handles the maintenance and repair of the County Engineer’s Office and salt sheds.  This person works on heating and cooling systems, electrical wiring, carpentry, plumbing and roofing.  This department also oversees the two county operated salt sheds in Delaware County; the main salt shed in Delaware on US 42 North and the salt shed at the Genoa Township maintenance building.  The US 42 shed can hold 6,000 tons of salt while the Genoa salt shed holds about 500 tons.

 

Specialty Crew: The specialty crew maintains and erects highway signs, clears roadway obstructions and debris and mows county roads in the summer.  The crew also performs tree clearing and other road work as needed.

 

Surface Crew: The surface crew maintains the pavement on over 330 miles of county highways.  Each summer, crews perform seal coating to select roads based on a yearly inspection of pavement condition.  The crew maintains and restores berms and repairs pavement when needed.

 

Winter Operations: One of the most important responsibilities of the Highway Department is to keep the roads clear in the winter by plowing and salting 330+ miles of icy roads.  All Highway Department crews are on-call 24/7 during winter months and are ready to work when needed to ensure that roads remain open and safe for travel.