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DPW operations budget: small net increase, staffing shifts in fleet and sanitation
Summary
Budget staff told committee the DPW operations 2026 budget is slightly larger overall, with a 1% operating cost increase and reorganization that reduces some positions while adding others in fleet and administration to support Workday implementation and fleet maintenance.
City budget staff and DPW leadership presented the proposed 2026 operations budget Oct. 16, describing a $108.4 million operating budget (up about 1 percent) and $124.6 million total including capital and grants. Mason Lavey of the Budget Management Division said salaries increase modestly — roughly 1 percent — even as total positions drop by 9 (771 positions total) and full-time-equivalent staff drop by 11.
The department said position changes target three areas: administration, fleet services and sanitation. In administration a Systems Integration Project Leader (moved from auxiliary to a…
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