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vacation, (at least 5 consecutive days) during the spring thru fall months. Some of the workload is then managed through the addition of seasonal employees. Staff has prepared a short analysis of the available work hours in a pay period compared to the actual hours received. This report does not include any sick time or training hours. Many public works programs require staffing levels of four to six employees to perform effectively and at the highest efficiency levels, i.e., patching, cracksealing, watermain flushing, snow and ice control, sanitary sewer maintenance and inspection. To perform any one of these programs at one time requires additional staff from another division. Consequently, the short-handed division's activities must be put on hold pending the completion of the other's task. In most cases, this practice is less than desirable. Listed below are a few programs that need attention, that staff has not been able to reach desired established goals. A. Sanitary sewer maintenance and inspection - a goal has been established based on the age and history of the system. If regular maintenance is not performed on the system, the City could possible face increased blockages, possibly resulting in legal action. B. Pavement management - a cracksealing program has been added to prevent further pavement deterioration on streets that are relatively new or warrant this procedure. This, along with sealcoating will stabilize the life cycle curve of these surfaces. The remainder of the City's streets are deteriorating more rapidly than staff can repair them. A street reconstruction program accompanied by a policy or philosophy of repair/maintenance of the rest of the streets in accordance with the pavement management program must be addressed. C. Water system - the installation of approximately 40 to 50 valves need to be installed throughout the system to provide more effective isolation during construction and emergency situations. 28