Summary Listing of DPW
Functions
We
Do What We Do
There are a
total of seven departments operating under the Department of Public
Works, making for a widely diversified arm of city government.
Things can go wrong almost every day, our citizens want action, and
we’re here to help, but sometimes a call to the wrong department
delays the response. With seven departments the Department of Public
Works handles a wide variety of requests or complaints each and
every day. The following summarized listing may help our
citizens understand what we do and, ultimately, what we don’t do:
Street
Department
Snow
plowing;
Leaf collection;
Street sweeping;
Sanitary sewer repairs and maintenance;
Storm sewer repairs and maintenance;
Equipment maintenance and repairs;
Sign installation, repairs and maintenance;
Pavement marking;
Pavement repairs;
Pothole patching;
Brush chipping;
Storm cleanup;
Gravel road grading;
City-owned parking lot maintenance/repair;
Alley maintenance/repair;
Dead animal disposal (from city-owned property only);
Right-of-way mowing.
Groundskeeping
Annual
tree and stump removal (from City Property)
Parks
and Recreation
Mowing
and other grounds-keeping activities at all city-owned parks (mostly
contracted services);
Tree trimming and removal (contracted services);
Irrigation system installation, repairs, and maintenance;
Facility repairs and maintenance;
New construction;
Conduct summer parks program (Eastside, Southside and
Clevenger
Parks
);
Trash removal and portable toilet maintenance.
Plym
Park
Golf
Course
Collection
of greens fees, annual pass fees, cart rental fees, etc.;
Grounds maintenance (greens, fairways, irrigation, etc.);
Conduct
annual city golf tournament;
Schedule league play;
Building repairs and maintenance;
Golf cart and equipment maintenance;
Capital improvements and related work.
Jerry
Tyler
Memorial
Airport
Develop
and maintain airport layout plan;
Secure federal and state
grants, working with MI Bureau of Aeronautics and FAA;
Oversee airport improvement projects (fencing, runways, buildings,
taxiways, etc;
Runway, building, and grounds
maintenance.
Note: Daily operations (aircraft fueling,
maintenance, etc. handled by FBO (Astro Star Aviation)
Silverbrook
Cemetery
Sale
of
burial lots;
Grave
opening and closing;
Graveside services;
Cemetery maintenance;
Recordkeeping.
DPW/Engineering
Oversee
operations of all departments under DPW administration;
Handle requests and complaints from public;
Payroll;
Records;
Budget preparation;
Permit Issuance for:
-
Sanitary
sewer connections
Sidewalk construction
-
Drive
approach construction
-
Excavation
permits
-
Tree
trimming/removal
-
Refuse
Truck Inspections;
Public
building maintenance/repair;
Oversee annual removal of city-owned dead, dying or dangerous trees;
Oversee annual trimming of city-owned trees;
Secure state and federal grants for public improvement projects;
Plan review for various commercial, residential, industrial
construction projects;
Act 51 (gas and weight tax) financial recordkeeping and reporting;
Administer Michigan Department of Transportation maintenance
contract;
Capital improvement projects (inc.
engineering, specification writing, bidding, purchase, inspection,
etc.):
Road and sewer construction projects
Sidewalk
construction projects
Park construction projects
Bridge projects
Airport construction projects
Golf Course projects
Light and Heavy Equipment purchasing
Compliance with federal and state rules and regulations related to
safety, the environment and other matters.
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