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LONG-TERM FINANCIAL PLAN Page Seven D. Public Works/Community Development - The major goals of the Public Works Department are Elie 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 A. At the present time the following position is proposed to be added to the department. A. Apartment inspections are taking longer to complete than originally anticipated. Some code violations are not enforced as rigorously as they could be due to staffing limitations. In order to do a better job in these areas, a temporary full-time inspector is proposed to be hired. Should the City's infrastructure expand with the addition of wells, storage tanks and/or lift stations, additional Der.sonnel 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. These positions would help t•,ith the summer season work peaks and would be hired only if workloads justify. (See Exhibit B) The City's 1984 Street Maintenance Plan provides for an initial five year program requiring an annual investment of $131,500. The two ma;or sources of funding for this program are the City's annual allocation of monies from the Silver Lake Woods Improvement Fund and the State of Minnesota's Municipal State Aid (MSA) Program. Any shortfall in funding would need to be made up by using other City fund sources or assessing a portion of the program's cast to benefitting properties. At the request of the Clerk -Administrator a review of the City's 1984 Street Maintenance Plan has been conducted. It has been concluded that the funding for this program can be reduced to $120,000 per year without reducing the quality of the City's streets.