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Kansas Local Road Management Handbook
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This handbook was developed for new road supervisors and county engineers. If you have not worked for a government before, you are about to gain a lot of new experiences. From the outside looking in, government jobs may seem relaxed and unchallenging; however, you will find the road supervisor’s job is much harder than you imagined. The road supervisor is pulled in three directions: from the public for services, from elected officials to perform more with limited resources, and from your employees to meet their needs and provide a productive work environment. The content of this handbook assumes that a new road supervisor has more difficulty understanding the administrative responsibilities in operating a local public works department rather than fieldwork like construction and maintenance. For that reason this guide emphasizes administrative issues, laws, rules and regulations that a road supervisor needs to understand. Government operates differently than the private sector. Private businesses can usually do anything except what is prohibited by law. Generally local governments can do only what is authorized by state law. For this reason you need to make sure you have authority to do what you want to do. While this handbook will be a good source of information about standard practices in Kansas, it is not a substitute for legal advice. Each specific problem has individual circumstances that must be considered. If in doubt about any situation, it is appropriate to contact your legal counsel.