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Water Pollution Control budgets apprentices, maintenance and hazmat lines amid staffing questions
Summary
Council and city staff discussed the Water Pollution Control 2025 budget: increased professional services, hazmat/disposal lines, pump station maintenance, and plans to budget four sewer‑service apprentices in 2025 while noting current vacancies.
Council reviewed the Division of Water Pollution Control’s 2025 budget and staffing needs, with staff explaining increases in professional services, hazardous-materials contingencies, SCADA and plant maintenance, and entry-level apprenticeship positions.
The division reported an unencumbered cash balance of about $23,200,000 at the end of 2024 and projected roughly $22,000,000 by 2029 under its five‑year plan, the director told the committee. Under professional services staff cited recurring needs: pump-station maintenance, landscaping and youth programming; staff said some prior year savings made…
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