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Board of Examiners for County Highway and City Street Superintendents

General Information
  • Formal Name:
    Board of Examiners for County Highway and City Street Superintendents
  • Contact Person:
    LeMoyne D. Schulz, Highway Local Liaison Coordinator, Liaison Services Section, * Government Affairs Office, Nebraska Department of Roads, P.O. Box 94759, Lincoln, NE 68509, (402) 479-4436. (* Effective 7-1-16, the BEX board is under NDOR Materials and Re
  • Purpose:
    The board tests and licenses local officials and their agents charged with overseeing the construction, maintenance and operation of county roads and municipal streets. The initial License, Class B, is issued to registered professional engineers (P.E.) by equivalency; all other candidates must pass the written examination, which is administered twice yearly. Licensing promotes competency in local planning and administration as part of a policy of providing for the efficient management, operation and control of an integrated system of state and local highways, roads and streets. Since January 2005, licensees who have held a Class B License for two or more full calendar years and who have either been the appointed superintendent of a county or municipality, or can document comparable experience, can upgrade to the optional Class A License at the time of renewal of their Class B license.
  • How Many Affectable:
    417 persons hold one or both licenses. All but four (4) of the 93 counties and all but two (2) of the 529 municipalities have appointed a licensee as their highway or street superintendent (whether on staff or as a private consultant) and are drawing st
  • How Many Served:
    All those affectable were served.
  • Year Created:
    1969
  • Year Active:
    1969 (first examination administered in 1970)
  • Sunset Date:
    None
Authorization
  • Authorization Citation:
    Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 39-2301
  • Parent Agency:
    Nebraska Department of Roads (provides administrative support but does not oversee the boards licensing activities.)
Memberships and Meetings
  • Number Of Members:
    Seven (7)
  • Who Appoints:
    Governor (who may give consideration to lists submitted by the Nebraska Association of County Officials and the League of Nebraska Municipalities)
  • Legislative Approval:
    No
  • Qualifications Of Members:
    Four (4) representing counties of different sizes (no more than one member may be from any of the seven county population classes). Three (3) representing municipalities of different sizes and geographic dispersion (one representing a metropolitan or primary class city, one a first class city, and one a second class city or village; one from each Congressional District). All members must hold a county highway or city street superintendents license.
  • Per Diem:
    None
  • Expense Reimbursement:
    Yes
  • Term Length:
    Four (4) Years
  • Terms Rotate or Expire At Once:
    Terms Rotate
Meetings Required In:
  • Required FY 13-14:
    As may be necessary
  • Held FY 13-14:
    Seven (7)
  • Required FY 14-15:
    As may be necessary
  • Held FY 14-15:
    Seven (7)
  • Required FY 15-16:
    As may be necessary
  • Held FY 15-16:
    Seven (7)
Operations
  • Support Staff:
    Yes.
  • Shared or Separate:
    SharedNebraska Department of Roads
  • FY 13-14 Budget:
    $11,123.94
  • FY 14-15 Budget:
    $12,068.05
  • FY 15-16 Budget:
    $13,417.69
  • Other Funding Sources:
    None
  • Spending Authority:
    No. (NDOR is required to provide support-Nebraska Revised Statutes Section 39-2305.)
Accomplishments
  • Since July 1, 2012:
    Administered eight (8) examinations. A total of 57 persons took the exam, of which 34 passed and were licensed. Also licensed 20 registered professional engineers (by equivalency). Reissued Class B licenses for 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016 and Issued Class A licenses for 2013 -2015, 2014-2016, 2015-2017 and 2016-2018. Assisted NDOR and the UNL Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources - Nebraska Extension, Nebraska Local Technical Assistance Program (NE-LTAP) in presenting eight (8), three-day workshops for examination applicants. (The workshops are offered twice annually, free of charge, in Kearney.)