Are some of these elected county surveyors positions unpaid? Seems like they should find a budget and make it someone's job.
I found some data, although it's not Nevada, looks like Colorado's guidance is to pay between $1000 and $5,500 A YEAR for their county surveyors.
That appears to be City of Nevada, Vernon County, Missouri.
> Are some of these elected county surveyors positions unpaid? Seems like they should find a budget and make it someone's job.
Oklahoma abolished the Office of County Surveyor in the late '70s. The position was title only, no salary. Office space was provided at the courthouse. Fees were generated from private practice and court ordered surveys.
Although the elected position was wrought with problems, it had a place. I look back now and see abolishing the office was a mistake, in my opinion. I guess the number one drawback was that "absolute power corrupts, absolutely".
There were some obscure and ambiguous State Statutes that placed the work of a County Surveyor up there with the original GLO. In essence, it was accepted that the County Surveyor couldn't be wrong. A number of the counties in Oklahoma had surveyors that had been in office for years and paid little attention to their jobs because of this concept. Their part-time and underpaid unlicensed field help usually performed all the duties. In private practice we all understood the County Surveyor was probably ALWAYS wrong. There were exceptions, of course.
One unique practice that brought about our Corner Perpetuation Act was the County Surveyor keeping all the PLSS corner records under lock and key. If you were attempting to subdivide a section or perform any boundary work, you had to pay the County Surveyor to come out and reset any corners that weren't monumented. One county's crew would set 16d duplex nails for corners.
In today's world in Oklahoma a properly operated Office of County Surveyor could be a wonderful thing. It just won't ever happen. That ship has sailed.
Colorado can have elected or appointed county surveyors. Some elected ones that I have dealt with only got elected because they were popular in a social life not because they knew what they were doing as far as surveying goes. Most people don't even know that a county surveyor exists. And yes I have dealt with ones that are on a power struggle with themselves. They think they are God and master ruler over all others.
SD
At least one county in Oregon has gone without a County Surveyor because there is no PLS resident in the county, a necessary qualification. As it seems to be in Nevada City, MO.
That is Vernon County, Missouri where the county seat is Nevada.....that is pronounced Nuh-vay-duh. Anyone using a different pronunciation is immediately recognized as a foreigner (from outside Vernon County).
Youngest daughter spent a few years there heading up PR, marketing and foundation board coordination for the Nevada Regional Medical Center.
> ....that is pronounced Nuh-vay-duh.
Yup. And I never knew Oregon had an I in it They think it has an E in it.
Some day it will be fun to finish my bucket list after I leave 'da UP and the Lions win the Stanley Cup. Opps.
Cheers leggers 😉
> Yup. And I never knew Oregon had an I in it
That's a "Y", not an "I"
Now that thar' is funny James.
I just wonder how many transplants can spell Euchre. Best card game ever. My mammy taught me and I always win.... what was trump and where is my beer...lol 😉
James, if you advertise that too much we will lose our number one instant way to identify outsiders. Oh, on second thought, we will still have "Willamette" to fall back on.
>Oh, on second thought, we will still have "Willamette" to fall back on.
And if they get one out of two, Yachats is the tiebreaker.
> >Oh, on second thought, we will still have "Willamette" to fall back on.
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> And if they get one out of two, Yachats is the tiebreaker.
If you tell me how to pronounce Yachats, I'll tell you how to say Tuolumne.
Don
Yah-hots
Two-all-a-me
Or at least that's how I say them. 😉
A local favorite: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conococheague_Creek
con-a-ka-jig
Puyallup: Native American for "many car dealerships"
> Puyallup: Native American for "many car dealerships"
You can do it at a trot,
you can do it at a gallop,
you can do it real slow so your heart won't palpatate,
just don't be late.
Do the Puyallup.
I Googled "Cars Cost Less in Puyallup" and found a control point:
LOL
Since we've gone South, the Mullet is back
opps, I tried to post a mullet link, but it didn't work. Too long or something (that's what she said too...lol}
This was it:
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Sheepshead is better than euchre!
