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1985 LUNG -TERM FINANCIAL PLAN Page Eiiht D. Public Works/Community Development - The major goals of the Public Works division are the maintenance and/or replacement of an aging infrastructure, the preservation of wetlands, and implementation of the comprehensive Storm Water Management Plan, The major goals of the Community Development division are to insure orderly growth and proper building construction for the safety of our residents. A more comprehensive listing of services provided by the Department are contained in a memorandum dated June 5, 1985 attached as Exhibit C. At the present time no changes in personnel are proposed. However, should the City's infrastructure expand with the addition of wells, storage tanks and/or lift stations, additional personnel will be needed to maintain and service such additions to the City's public facilities. Any additional workloads could be initially managed using temporary full-time or seasonal personnel until such time that a permanent full time position can be justified. The accompanying organizational chart illustrates the addition of temporary full-time positions for the garage in 1907 and streets in 1988. These positions would help with the summer season work peaks and would 5e hired only if workloads increase. (See Exhibit D.) The City's 1984 Street Maintenance Plan provides for an initial five year program requiring an annual investment of $141,SOU. The two major sources of funding for this program are the City's annual allocation of monies from the Sil'rer Lake Woods Impro-ement Fund and the State of Minnesota's Municipal State Aid ,MSA) Program. Any shortfall in funding would need to be made up ty usiny other City fund sources or assessing a portion of the programs cost to benefitting properties. At the request of the Clerk -Administrator a review of the city's 1984 Street Mair.terance Plan has been conducted. It has been concluded that the fundin.) f.r this program :an to reduced to $120,000 per year without reduciag the quality of tha City's streets. The City's 1923 Water and Sewer Systen. Maintenance and Capital Improvement Program provides for a 20 year program of maintenance and i�iprovement t.o the City'a water and sanitary sewer systeras. Funding fo: .his program was provided wf,en the City Council set aside a portion of the City's water and sewer charges for tnis purpose. The Community Development Director has assumed additional responsibilities for the enforcement of the City's housing, building, zoning and subdivision code as a result of the implementation of Chapter 400 of the City Code. The City's Building Inspectors are empowered to issue Offense Notices ror violations and the Director of Public Works/Community Development will act as an Administrative Hearing officer.