(70) Resource Management Agency
Departmental Overview
The Public Works Department performs a wide variety of services that contribute to the quality of life in San Benito County. These include maintenance and construction work on the county’s extensive road and bridge infrastructure, maintenance of County buildings and grounds, management of three County parks, mapping and reviewing development plans, planning and development for housing, managing recycling and refuse disposal/collection for the County including, managing Landfill operations contract with Waste Connections, Inc., and services for the maintenance of County Service Areas (CSA) and Community Facilities Districts (CFD).
Divisions
Strategic Plan Focus Areas
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Operational Development and Excellence
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Planning for Sustainable Growth
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Technology
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Community Engagement
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Healthy and Safe Communities
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Staff
Top Departmental Concerns
• Improve processes for coordination of workflow and communication among Public Works Engineering, Planning and Building, and Finance/Accounting to more efficiently and accurately record and monitor financial transactions.
• Provide adequate staffing for the Public Works Engineering group in order to manage workflow for public works projects and responsibilities.
• Finding ways to streamline business processes to accommodate huge growth in Public Records requests with limited staff resources
Long Range Planning Goals (3-5 years) For Department
• Utilize technology and other resources to increase staff productivity gains exponentially with minimal cost• Develop strategies to accommodate long-term County growth projections with limited resource