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Wadsworth says contracting operations gave Prescott Valley flexibility during COVID
Summary
Wadsworth described Prescott Valley's model of contracting operations to firms (OMI/CH2M Hill, later Jacobs), saying the arrangement provided staffing flexibility and access to expertise, and that Jacobs brought in out-of-state crews during COVID when local staff were ill.
Wadsworth detailed Prescott Valley's long-standing approach of contracting operations and maintenance for water and wastewater to private firms and described operational advantages and trade-offs.
"We don't have our own staff," Wadsworth said. "So that's all put onto the the company that we've hired," he added, describing how the town manages a contract rather than direct employees. He cited the COVID pandemic as an example: when local contractor staff were sick, the contractor brought in crews from out of state to maintain operations.
