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Public Works director outlines major capital plans, funding limits and workforce gaps
Summary
Public Works Director Chris Bailey told the council the department manages most of the city’s infrastructure, operates on enterprise funds, and faces rising capital and labor costs that reduce purchasing power for planned projects even as master plans and grant funding move forward.
Chris Bailey, public works director, told the Albany City Council that his department is the city’s largest by personnel and budget and manages drinking water, stormwater, wastewater, transportation, transit and the airport.
Bailey said Public Works employs about 137 full‑time equivalents and reported a biennial budget of roughly $204 million that covers operations, capital, debt payments and reserves. He emphasized that the department receives no general‑fund operating support apart from a small payment to help administer a city services fee via utility billing. “An enterprise fund is something that has to function as…
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