08-23-2021 Council Special Work Session Packet

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2022 BUDGET Ford F‐350 Truck w/ Dump Box and Plow $65,000 Each vehicle at Public Works is dedicated to a staff member or a speciﬁc job. An addiƟonal Public Works employee will result in the need of a dependable vehicle dedicated to them to use to get from one job site to the next. Without a dedicated vehicle, and having to use a different vehicle each day or hour, will cause inter- ference to day to day operaƟons and will waste valuable Ɵme. It is pivotal the vehicle being purchased have a dump box to assist with the transport of materials during the spring/summer/fall and plow which will be indis- pensable during snow and ice removal in the winter. Example of disrupƟons due to not having dedicated employee vehicles in Public Works departments: If an employee is made to use a vehicle that has mulƟple uses across all Public Works departments the employee will have to stop what they are doing to deliver the vehicle to a certain jobs site for a task to be done. This will waste Ɵme, gas, money, etc. Each Public Works employee has a set of tools/equipment they keep in their employee vehicle that allows them to successfully complete day to day jobs they most incur when working. Switching vehicles to allow use of the ‘on call’ vehicles would cause disrupƟon and waste Ɵme as employee would need to take Ɵme to transfer tools, meet-up on with employee requesƟng vehicles, etc. If an employee has to share a vehicle/ride share it causes two employee to go everywhere when only one person is needed. This may results in it taking longer for residents to see staff respond to requests as they will have to work together or drop each other off prior to geƫng to the next job, etc. Having a designated vehicle helps employees take responsibility and pride in their vehicles, holds them accountable for any damage, and allows them to take the necessary tools and equipment from site to site. 95