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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT <br /> <br />Department Overview <br />The Public Works Department provides necessary services to residents, businesses, and visitors by providing <br />well-planned, cost-effective support that promotes public health, personal safety, and economic vitality in a <br />manner that preserves the City’s infrastructure for future generations. <br /> <br />Service Areas <br /> Streets  Storm Water  Garage / Fleet <br /> Public Works Administration  Street Lights  Water (Enterprise Fund) <br /> Snow Removal  Signs  Sewer (Enterprise Fund) <br /> Grading Permits <br /> <br />2022/2023 Departmental Accomplishments <br /> Swept all streets at least twice <br /> Performed pothole patching, and drop & spread asphalt repairs <br /> Performed snow and ice control during the 2022/2023 winter season <br /> Exercised all gate valves and fire hydrants in the city and performed maintenance on all valves and <br />hydrants that required it <br /> Flushed end manholes and televised/jetted over one-third of the sanitary sewer system <br /> Replaced street signs that had reached the end of their life <br /> Inspected and maintained storm water structures and ponds <br /> <br />2024 Departmental Goals <br /> Sweep entire City at least three times with an emphasis on Spring and Fall sweeps <br /> Evaluate all City streets and patch and crack fill as necessary <br /> Perform plowing and de-icing of streets, parking lots, sidewalks, and trails in a safe, timely, and cost- <br />effective manner <br /> Inspect ten storm water ponds, all sump structures, 20 rain gardens, and 50 catch basins as part of the <br />Storm Water Pollution Prevention Program <br /> Replace selected large water meters and continue migrating to cellular meter reading system <br /> <br />Budgetary Commentary <br />Streets – Overall, there is an increase of 1.35% or $5,092in the streets department. Personnel cost decreased by <br />6.84% primarily due to a reorganization for the public works staff as a result of the storm water fund <br />implementation beginning with 2024. In addition, materials and supplies increased by 23.68% as a result of <br />higher cost for road salt. Salt has been budgeted at $94.88/ton for the 2024 budget versus $81.96 in 2023. <br />Further, there is an increase in contractual services of 13.61% or $9,344 due to rising costs for utilities and <br />additional CDL training for two new staff. <br /> <br />Storm – Beginning with 2024 this budget will be accounted for in the newly established stormwater utility fund <br />603. <br /> <br />Garage – Overall, there is a 4.81% increase in the department primarily to a budget increase for utilities due to <br />rising costs. <br /> <br />Shade Tree – There is an increase in the department of $20,000. The increase is for removal of Ash tree on ROW <br />not covered by grants. In addition to funds included in this department for EAB, there are tree removal and <br />replacement costs in the General Capital Infrastructure Fund (400) part of which are funded with grants. EAB <br />was identified in Little Canada in the spring of 2021. <br />62