The Public Works Department facility, which includes the Parking Programs Office, is open to the public from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, except for City Holidays. City Holidays are New Year’s Day, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day (Observed), Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veteran’s Day, Thanksgiving Day, Day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.
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The Public Works Department’s purpose is to develop and maintain the City’s infrastructure, buildings, grounds, and vehicular equipment, and provide specialized community services, such as tree care, recycling service, and parking management. Public Works operates in partnership with the community to develop and maintain its publicly-owned physical assets.
The Department is comprised of a Director who provides direction for three divisions:
- Administrative Services
- Engineering
- Operations
The Administrative Services Division handles the Department’s main administrative tasks, manages the City’s parking system, including enforcement and meter upkeep. The Division also oversees payroll, accounts payable, purchases, analyzes data, provides public information, and focuses on environmental sustainability, including overseeing the City’s multi-family recycling program.
The Engineering Division implements the City’s Capital Improvement Program and constructs capital projects that serve to support City Council goals. The Division also provides engineering review of private design and construction activities to make sure they conform to City requirements. The Division manages contract maintenance services for City street, sidewalk, sanitary sewer, storm sewer, surface drainage, traffic control, and environmental quality control systems.
The Operations Division is responsible for maintaining City infrastructure such as asphalt pavements, alleys, sanitary and storm sewers, traffic signals, and streetlights within the City. This Division is responsible for fleet management including vehicle purchasing and maintenance. The Operations Division also maintains trees in City rights-of-way, provides concrete repairs on City streets and sidewalks, and administers the Encephalitis Control program. This Division provides snow and ice control, monitors yard waste pick-up programs, and ensures vegetation maintenance on City rights-of-way.