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Public works seeks flat $16.56M budget while pledging internal reorganization, more in-house engineering and equipment fixes
Summary
Public works officials presented a $16,557,043 budget and outlined plans to reorganize crews, hire in-house engineers and repair or replace key equipment while requesting time to return with detailed implementation plans.
Acting Deputy Director James Caldwell and Deputy Director Anita Wells presented a proposed public-works budget of $16,557,043 and told the City Council that the department is seeking internal reorganization and operational improvements rather than a large immediate budget increase.
Why it matters: Council members said potholes, storm drains, lawn maintenance, and stalled equipment drive most constituent complaints. Officials said addressing recurring service failures will require both additional equipment and organizational changes to deploy existing staff more efficiently.
Budget and staffing: Caldwell said the department’s authorized headcount is 177 positions and that 174 were filled at the time of the presentation. He and Wells said the department previously had far more staff—historic peak staffing was cited in discussion as…
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