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Lake Elmo council accepts Raftelis public-works assessment, flags staff additions and software improvements
Summary
City Council voted to accept a final public-works operational assessment by consultant Raftelis and directed staff to pursue several staffing, training and asset-management changes outlined in the report.
The Lake Elmo City Council on Tuesday accepted a final public-works operational assessment prepared by consultant Raftelis and presented by Brian Kirsch, instructing staff to pursue staffing increases and improved asset-management practices recommended in the report.
The report, which Raftelis presented to the council in May and revised after receiving feedback, recommended adding two full-time equivalents (FTEs in 2025 and one additional FTE in 2026), creating an annual work plan, designating utility specialists for on-call rotations, hiring a 0.5 FTE administrative assistant for public works, and implementing the Beehive asset-management system as a full computerized maintenance management system (CMMS).
The assessment found Lake Elmo’s service needs differ from peers because of rapid growth and low density. “Growth is really…
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