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SNOW AND ICE CONTROL POLICY DETERMINATION OF NEED AND INTRODUCTION Appropriate snow and ice control is necessary for emergency services as well as routine travel. Providing this service in a cost effective manner is a discretionary decision of the City Council. This policy is needed to provide direction for these operations and guidelines for employees and residents based on available resources. 'file City of Mounds Vic has approximately 50 miles of streets under its jurisdiction. These ds. in ey county as are primarily local streeapproximately I Inmiles of collectoral andand arterialroadswithin sthe City, Trunk jurisdiction over app 5 Highway 10 is under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota Department o(Transportation. This Policy is intended to provide guidelines for snow and ice control operations for streets under the City's jurisdiction only. Some sidewalks adjacent to County Roads are also covered by this policy. COMMENCEMENT OF OPERATIONS Snow and/or ice control operations shall commence under the direction of the Public Works Supervisor. In his absence, the police officer on duty and the Public Works standby man, will consult and determine when and what operations to begin. The basis of dispatch calling the slandby person to start operations shall be as follows. Snow continuing snowfall warrants commencement of plowing operations. accumulation of ?" with Drifting of snow, may warrant commencement of partial or full operations dependent on conditions. Icing of pavements may warrant partial or full operations dependant on extent and conditions. The Supervisor shall determine the time to start operations and the extent of operations. The Supervisor shall prepare weekly crew, assignments and shift assignments far personnel not on standby duty. Stone forecast for laic afternoon or evening hours may be the basis for the for call out l Morning stormstl kcr isehmayift abe the basis fnd sending or cr requesting to reportter at latertthan`normal hours. SUSPENSION 01: OPERATIONS Operations shall continue until all roads are passable. Widening and clean up operations may nt on continue immediately or the feriodsng work of limited orzero visibility. is bil'ity coAny decision Operations suspend also ti suspended b maddure p n orations shall be made by the Supervisor on duty and shall be based on conditions of the P storm.