Department of Engineering creation and leadership confirmations
St. Charles Parish
Summary
The parish split engineering out of Public Works into its own department, with Miles Bingham as director and a PE requirement. Supporters say it will bring consistency and checks and balances on outside engineers; the lone dissenter wanted minimum experience qualifications written into law.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 2
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jun 1, 2026.
Impact analysis
No new management layer — dropping the unfilled assistant director job actually lowers salary costs a bit, and the department gets its own budget line in 2027.
Every parish department and residents relying on drainage, water and recreation projects get one accountable engineering shop.
Mentions & discussions (2)
Parish Council 6:00 PM (trimmed) - Jun 1, 2026
The parish split engineering out of Public Works into its own department, with Miles Bingham as director and a PE requirement. Supporters say it will bring consistency and checks and balances on outside engineers; the lone dissenter wanted minimum experience qualifications written into law.
Parish Council (trimmed) - May 19, 2026
An introduced ordinance would create a parish Department of Engineering under the administration chapter, spelling out its responsibilities.
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