Manville council reviews public‑works staffing and equipment requests as departments seek to close maintenance gaps

Robbie and Public Works staff presented a division‑by‑division budget briefing at a July 1 Manville City Council workshop, outlining personnel requests, vehicle replacements and project priorities across utilities, streets and drainage, parks and capital projects.

The utilities division asked to add a utility compliance manager, a utility administrative assistant and two utility technicians to handle water, wastewater and permitting responsibilities; staff also requested equipment and vehicles tied to treatment‑plant needs. Robbie told council the system improvement needs total $416,000, equipment needs were about $39,000 and vehicle replacements were estimated at $183,000; the packet identified an additional $96,000 in new‑vehicle costs (figures provided during the presentation). "Currently, the utility fund absorbs all credit card and online processing fees," Robbie said, asking council to allow those fees to be passed through to customers to preserve utility resources.

Council members pressed staff on operations and safety.…