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Public Works and Utilities outlines 2025 priorities: asset management, accreditation and staffing challenges
Summary
The Public Works and Utilities department presented a 2025 work plan focused on comprehensive asset management, an internal self-assessment tied to APWA accreditation, workload analysis and increased public engagement. Staff highlighted capital plans (over $42 million in 2025 across funds), an ongoing cost-of-service study for utilities rates, and
Public Works and Utilities (PWU) delivered a department-wide budget and work-plan presentation to Westminster City Council on Feb. 10, outlining priorities for 2025 that include a comprehensive asset-management rollout, an organizational self-assessment, workload analysis and a public engagement program to document operational work.
Why it matters: PWU manages the city's built infrastructure: water distribution, wastewater collection and treatment, streets, traffic systems, stormwater, fleet and facilities. The department described a large capital workload in 2025 and highlighted staffing and technical-skill constraints that could affect project delivery.
Key numbers and organizational structure: The department has roughly 211 employees, including about 98 in utilities. The utilities division budget was presented at roughly $29 million for 2025; operations (streets, fleet, facilities) showed a FY25 budget in the mid-teens of…
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