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P UBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT Department Overview The Public Works Department provides necessary services to residents, businesses, and visitors by providing well-planned, cost-effective support that promotes public health, personal safety, and economic vitality in a manner that preserves the City’s infrastructure for future generations. Service Areas • Streets • Storm Water • Garage / Fleet • Public Works Administration • Street Lights • Water (Enterprise Fund) • Snow Removal • Signs • Sewer (Enterprise Fund) • Grading Permits 2021 Departmental Goals • Sweep entire City at least three times with an emphasis on Spring and Fall sweeps. • Evaluate all City streets and patch and crack fill as necessary. • Perform plowing and de-icing of streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and trails in a safe, timely, and cost effective manner. • Inspect ten storm water ponds, all sump structures, 20 rain gardens, and 50 catch basins as part of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program. • Continue the Public Works Apprentice program. Budgetary Commentary Streets – Ten percent of the Public Works Director wages were reallocated from the Engineering budget to the Streets budget to more accurately reflect the duties of the position. The Public Works Incentive Pay Plan Proposal is included in the streets budget at 33%. The other 64% of this proposal is included in the Water and Sewer operating budgets. Overall changes in commodities and contractual services were reduced 2.03% and 25.18 % respectively based on 2021 operational needs for the department. Salt has been budgeted at $62.52 per ton for 350 tons. Following a relatively large crack filling project in late-summer of 2020, only $17,500 is budgeted for 2021. Storm – The storm water budget includes funds used in the general maintenance of the storm sewer system. Public Works staff inspects numerous structures, outfalls, ponds, etc. each year and performs routine general maintenance on those that need it. The funds needed fluctuate year-to-year depending on the work that is required. There is an increase of $5,000 in this budget for repairs that have been experienced the past few years. Garage – Commodities have been increased for unforeseen repairs and maintenance costs that have been experienced the last several years. Contractual services include an increase for telephone services for the public works facility that had been coded to the Parks and Recreation budget in the past. Shade Tree - The budget is the same as the budget last year and includes funds for contracted tree trimming or removal of boulevard trees. Staff is also working on an inventory of potential risks to Ash trees related to the Emerald Ash Borer. DRAFT DOCUMENT -9/3/2020 53