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County utilities present Cityworks asset‑management rollout; commissioners approve ARPA project closeouts
Summary
Engineering staff described a countywide asset‑management program built on Cityworks and GIS data to track maintenance, work orders and capital planning; the board approved resolutions to close American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) projects linked to those grants.
Kim Rainier, engineering manager for Johnson County Public Utilities, briefed the board July 21 on the county’s asset‑management program, an inventory and work‑order system built on Cityworks integrated with the county GIS. Rainier said the system began with mapping efforts that started in 1998, expanded with consultant HDR and grant funding from the North Carolina Division of Water Infrastructure to incorporate water and wastewater plants, and now supports 60 system users plus a GIS specialist to keep asset records current.
Rainier said the tool allows the county to schedule preventive maintenance, assign work orders to technicians, track completion, estimate staffing needs and plug anticipated maintenance and replacement into the capital improvements plan. She reported more than 2,800 work orders logged so far, added the county recently onboarded its 210 wastewater treatment facility, and recommended adoption of two resolutions to formally close out the related ARPA‑funded projects.
A commissioner asked for the ratio of preventive versus reactive work orders; Rainier said the system can generate that report and that the county expects preventive work to increase as reactive work decreases. The board voted to approve the resolutions closing the two projects as presented.
No substantive program changes were announced beyond continued implementation and reporting; commissioners praised the approach as a tool to reduce emergency repairs and better budget for maintenance and staffing.
