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The department is organized into four operating divisions . . .

• Public Services Division
• Electric Utility
• Engineering Division
• Environmental Services Division


Public Services Division
The Public Services Division consists of the Streets, Facilities and Fleet Service Areas. They are staffed by full- and part-time employees.

Streets and Facilities Service Area
The Streets service area is responsible for the maintenance, repair and improvement of City streets and off-street parking lots. In addition, the Streets service area performs snow removal operations, street sweeping, street striping and signage, along with concrete curb and sidewalk improvements. Streets is also responsible for trimming and removing trees from the City parkways and annually conducts a share-the-cost tree planting reforestation for the City’s parkways.

The Facilities service area is responsible for maintaining the value and appearance of all City-owned buildings through timely and cost effective maintenance or repair of structural, mechanical, plumbing and electrical systems as well as supplying custodial and pest control services. The goal of these efforts is to provide a safe, clean and productive work environment for the City employees and the general public.

Fleet Service Area
The Fleet service area provides maintenance and repairs to all City vehicles, including dump trucks, tractors, sweepers, police squads, fire vehicles and staff cars. Operating from a 4,000 square foot maintenance facility, a staff of four technicians, under the direction of the Fleet Foreman, complete over 1,300 preventive maintenance operations and over 700 repairs each year. Areas that are continually monitored to maintain a high level of cost effective service include labor time, direct time billing and operating cost per mile.

Electric Utility Division
Since the beginning of the St. Charles Municipal Electric Utility in 1892, this division has grown to over 120 Megawatts of peak power usage. The utility serves over 12,000 residential and commercial customers, and operates six substations. The substations receive power from suppliers like Exelon (ComEd) and the Illinois Municipal Electric Association (IMEA) at 34,500 volts and transform it to the City’s primary distribution voltage of 12,470 volts for distribution to step-down transformers supplying customer meters. This division is staffed by full- and part-time employees under the direction of the Electric Utility Superintendent, Glynn Amburgey.

City Engineering Division
The responsibilities of the City Engineering Division can be split into two primary categories: development review/oversight and infrastructure management. Development review/oversight services include right-of-way construction permits, storm water permits and the review of subdivision and building permit plans. Infrastructure management services include floodplain maps, flooding assistance, traffic management and utility information. The City Engineering Division is under the direction of the City Engineer.

Environmental Services Division
The Environmental Services Division is responsible for maintaining, operating and administering the public water supply, wastewater treatment, sanitary sewer, stormwater collection, and the collection and disposal of solid waste (including recycling). This division falls under the direction of the Environmental Services Manager.

Public Works Administration (630) 377-4486