Public Works Administration
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Division Overview
Public Works Administration is comprised of the Business and Engineering divisions and oversees all road capital projects, traffic engineering, pavement inspections, transportation planning and encroachment permitting. Traffic Engineering provides traffic engineering services, including accident database maintenance, speed studies, requests for traffic regulatory signs (speed limits, stop, etc.), makes recommendations on the elimination of hazardous road conditions, reviews transportation and grading permit applications, and provides staff with information for use in designing road projects. Additionally, Engineering reviews land development proposals as they impact traffic safety in support of the Community Development Department.
Allocated Positions by Year
Adopted Budget By Year
* Each department is part of a "Fund". Many times, a department or even a fund may show greater expense then revenues for the current fiscal year. This does not account for money that was not spent in prior years, also known as "beginning fund balance". When creating the annual budget Counties are required by law to adopt a balanced budget, meaning the total expense cannot exceed the sum of revenue plus beginning fund balances.
Recent Departmental Accomplishments
• Improved social media outreach on road maintenance and engineering work
• Improved customer service and response time to requests
Top Departmental Concerns
• Reduced road funds
• Deteriorating roads
• Staff development and retention
• Public education and outreach on allowable Road Fund uses
Looking Forward- Planning Goals
• Improve employee retention; create succession plan
• Work with our business/commercial partners on the development of multi-modal elements of future land projects
• Improve the permitting process with greater online permitting capabilities
• Develop improved policies and procedures for managing financial operations and improving customer service