Sec. 8. INSPECTION OF VARIOUS UTILITY DISTRICTS WITHIN COUNTY;  MAP.  The county engineer when directed by the commissioners court shall make such inspections of any and all utility districts, water districts, sewage districts, and any other type district formed within the confines of the county, to ascertain whether or not said districts meet the state and county requirements.  The county engineer will keep a map setting out each and every type district created within the county and make it available for public use at any and all times required to do so.
Sec. 9. ASSISTANCE ON COUNTY FUNCTIONS.  The county engineer when requested to do so by the commissioners court or by a commissioner shall assist said commissioner in connection with any county road in said county, any drainage problem, public buildings, health and sanitation district, planning commissions, and any other function or service over which the commissioner or commissioners court might have jurisdiction.
Sec. 10. EMPLOYEES.  The commissioners court shall employ all help necessary for the discharge of their public service or for the discharge of the duties of the county engineer.  Such employees shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the court, but in all such cases an order shall be passed and entered on the minutes of the court, showing in such case the public necessity for such employment and the amount of compensation to be paid each employee and the fund out of which it is to be paid.
Sec. 11. WORK RECORDS;  DAILY TIME SHEET.  The county engineer shall keep or cause to be kept, in duplicate, a daily time sheet which shall show the amount of time and the character of work performed and the place where the same is performed by himself and each person working for the county engineer, and such other records in connection therewith as the commissioners court and county auditor may require, one copy of which shall be furnished to the county auditor, and one copy shall be retained by the engineer.
Sec. 12. COUNTY COMMISSIONERS;  DUTIES.  This Act shall in no way diminish, alter or eliminate any of the duties presently handled by the commissioners court or by any individual commissioner.  Each member of the commissioners court shall be and he is hereby required to devote all of his time unless prevented by illness to the duties of his office, and shall be in attendance at all sessions of the court.
Sec. 13. CUMULATIVE EFFECT;  CONFLICT OR INCONSISTENCY.  The provisions of this Act are and shall be held and construed to be cumulative of all general laws or special laws of this state on the subject treated in this Act when not in conflict or inconsistent herewith, but in case of such conflict or inconsistency in whole or in part, this Act shall control.
Sec. 14. SEVERABILITY.  If any section, subdivision, paragraph, sentence, clause, or word in this Act shall be held to be unconstitutional, the remaining portions of same shall nevertheless be valid and it is declared that such remaining portions would have been included in this Act though the unconstitutional portion had been omitted.
Sec. 15. COUNTY ENGINEER;  RELEASE FROM POSITION.  If at any time the commissioners court at any time feels that the county engineer position is no further of any necessity or benefit to the county, then said commissioners court has the authority to release said engineer without any obligation to fill said position or vacancy.