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• <br /> -9- <br /> E. Public Works - The Public Works Department headed by the Public <br /> • Works Superintendent, provides for the maintenance and repair of <br /> City property, facilities and equipment involved in the operation <br /> of City streets , parks , maintenance garage , and storm water <br /> drainage; water and sewer systems . Basic services provided for <br /> by or_ through the department include street sweeping, snow <br /> plowing, general street maintenance including sealcoating, <br /> equipment and building maintenance, storm drainage system <br /> maintenance , parks and recreational facilities maintenance , <br /> sanitary sewer and water system maintenance, and water treatment. <br /> The present organization and manpower allocation of the Public <br /> Works Department is as shown below. <br /> PUBLIC WORKS <br /> ; SUPERINTENDENT , <br /> PARK MAINTENANCE 1 1 GARAGE STREETS j WATER SEWER <br /> 2 men 1 man i 0 men 2 men 2 men i <br /> As the- City becomes fully developed, greater emphasis will be placed <br /> • on the City' s ability to maintain existing public facilities and <br /> to replace those which have deteriorated because of age beyond the <br /> point that maintenance is economically more viable than replacement. <br /> At this time the technical and managerial expertise needed to <br /> establish maintenance and replacement programs, and to oversee the <br /> implementation of these programs, is not presently available on the <br /> City's staff. The City presently uses the services of a consulting <br /> engineering firm to prepare feasibility reports , costs estimates, <br /> and plans and specifications , and oversee all of the City ' s <br /> improvement projects except for the annual sealcoating program. <br /> This firm also reviews all development proposals to insure that <br /> they are engineeringly sound and comply with all of the City' s <br /> requirements, with the cost of such a review being borne by the <br /> developer. <br /> It is proposed that the position of Public Works Superintendent <br /> be phased out with the individual filling that position being <br /> transferred into the maintenance division, and the position of <br /> Public Works Director being created to be filled by an individual <br /> who is an engineer with a public works background . This transition <br /> could occur at any time over the next five to ten years at a cost <br /> estimated to be $35 , 000 . 00 (1981 personnel services cost) . The <br /> cost of the position could be accounted for partly by having the <br /> individual perform all development reviews and charging the <br /> • <br />