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DEPARTMENTAL BUDGET NARRATIVE <br /> • <br /> FUND: General <br /> DEPARTMENT: Maintenance Garage <br /> DEPARTMENT OBJECTIVE <br /> The maintenance garage provides fleet management for all City vehicles. Preventive <br /> maintenance, repairs. and fuel station activities are included in these responsibilities. <br /> The overall objective is to provide the most cost effective vehicles and equipment <br /> .--services-for-the-City. - <br /> DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br /> The garage provides preventive maintenance in the form of oil changes, lube jobs, and <br /> tune-ups. Routine and emergency repair for all vehicles is also provided by the garage. <br /> Operation and maintenance of the City shops as well as maintenance of City Hall is also <br /> provided in this department. <br /> • DEPARTMENT GOALS <br /> - Tracking fleet performance. <br /> - Improving inventory control and reporting. <br /> - Review preventive maintenance schedules. <br /> - Meet OSHA, EPA and MPCA requirements for solvents and work area safety. <br /> DEPARTMENT EXPENDITURE COMMENT <br /> The capital- items proposed for 1994-are a larger tool box, to provide storage-for an- <br /> increasing number of specialty tools and instruments to maintain the City's fleet The <br /> other is a new drill press, which will be a shared purchase with the water and sewer <br /> departments. <br /> EXPENDITURE INCREASES IN THE FOLLOWING LINE ITEMS ARE <br /> EXPLAINED BELOW <br /> *Expenditures were charged incorrectly in the past and the cleaning rags and towel <br /> • services were transferred to professional service. <br /> *Training increased because services once offered free of charge have been <br /> discontinued. <br />