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Department Overview
The Public Works Department is responsible for public utilities (electric, water, wastewater treatment, sanitary sewers, storm water and refuse/recycling), streets and sidewalks and municipal buildings, grounds and motor fleet. Administrative offices for the Assistant Director of Public Works, Richard Gallas, and municipal garage are located in the Public Works facility at 200 Devereaux Way. The Director of Public Works, Mark Koenen, as well as the Public Works and Engineering administrative offices are located in the Municipal Building at 2 E. Main Street.
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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 full- and part-time employees in Streets, Stormwater Sewer, Facilities and Fleet Service Areas. This division falls under the direction of the Public Services Manager. Peter Suhr.
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.
Stormwater Sewer
The City of St. Charles has developed a Stormwater Management Ordinance. The purpose of the ordinance is to keep rainwater and snow melt water out of homes and business and to enhance local surface water quality. The Sewer Division maintains storm sewers by inspecting and cleaning them of debris. Residents can assist in these efforts by keeping leaves, grass and trash from blocking storm sewer inlets in their areas. The most secure location for stormwater that cannot be immediately transported by storm sewers is in the street. The streets in St. Charles are specifically designed to contain and route stormwater overflow
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 130 Megawatts of peak power usage. The utility serves over 14,000 residential and commercial customers, and operates six substations. The city purchases power from the Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA). Power is delivered to the city at 34,500 volts. Our Substations transform the delivered power 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 and Communication Manager, Glynn Amburgey.
Public Works Engineering Division
The responsibilities of the Public Works Engineering Division can be split into two primary categories: development review/oversight and infrastructure management. Infrastructure management services include floodplain managment, flooding assistance, traffic management and utility information.This division is staffed by full- and part-time employees under the direction of the Public Works Engineering Manager, James Bernahl.
Environmental Services Division
The Environmental Services Division is responsible for maintaining, operating and administering the public water supply, wastewater treatment, sanitary sewer, and the collection and disposal of solid waste (including recycling). This division falls under the direction of the Environmental Services Manager.John Lamb.
Updated: 12/1/08
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Public Works Administration
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