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/9 0 MEMO TO: MAYOR AND CITY COUN ' L/ E'ROM: CLERK-ADMINISTRAT10 DATE : APRIL 10 , 1985 SUBJECT: PUBLIC WORKS/PARKS MAINTENANCE REORGANIZATION As you may know, the Parks Maintenance function of the City ' s Public Works Department was separated from that department and , along with two maintenance personnel , assigned to the Parks, Recreation and Forestry. Depart- ment for a twelve month trial period . This reorganiza- tion was undertaken for the following reasons : 1 . As far back as memory and City records go, the City ' s Parks Directors have voiced dissatisfaction with the City ' s Parks Maintenance function of not being under their direct control as they did not feel Parks Maintenance had an appropriately high enough priority in relationship to other Public Works activities. Also, the Parks Directors 111 objected to being responsible for budgeting for Parks Maintenance and yet having no control over the actual work. 2. Due to a certain amount of instability in the leadership of the Public Works Department at the time, it seemed appropriate to lessen the negative impact resulting from that situation by limiting the burden on the new leadership thus allowing for a concentration of effort. The stipulated twelve-month trial period has expired and I have reviewed the situation with both Parks and Recreation Director Anderson and Public Works/Community Development Director Thatcher. It was their individual recommendation , with which I concur , Parks Maintenance responsibilities he returned to the Public Works Department, not as a result of the failure of the current arrangement, but in the best interest of the organization as a whole. We feel that at this time the City ' s organizational structure is such that we are more productive when combining specialized in tasks than when individuals are too in their functions and that a continued decentralization of Public Works and Parks Maintenance functions would be • detrimental to the efficient scheduling and use of man- power and equipment.