The Escambia County Commission shall appoint a county engineer for Escambia County to serve at the pleasure of the county commission. The county engineer shall possess all the qualifications prescribed for county engineers by the general laws of Alabama. The county engineer shall have general supervision of the road and bridge work of the county, under the direction of the county commission. The county commission shall fix the salary of the county engineer, which shall be paid in equal monthly installments from the road and bridge funds of the county. The county engineer may reside in Escambia County during his or her term of employment.

(Acts 1963, No. 101, p. 280, § 2; Act 2024-322, §2.)