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DPW outlines staffing, street projects and pit-stop pilot as budget asks
Summary
Department of Public Works Director Muhammad Nuru told the Budget & Finance Committee that DPW is recovering from staffing cuts, handling record service requests, and seeks funding for pilot programs including yearlong staffing for portable "pit-stop" toilets and a third tree crew for planned maintenance.
Department of Public Works Director Muhammad Nuru presented the department's annual briefing to the Board of Supervisors Budget & Finance Committee on May 6, outlining operations, capital delivery and specific budget requests for neighborhood livability services.
Nuru said DPW runs eight bureaus with roughly 1,300 employees and manages or supports about $5.2 billion in city projects. He told the committee DPW's total department budget was about $237.1 million and that the department received $23.6 million in general-fund support in 2014. "We are 24/7 operation and our…
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