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Findings and Recommendations 3 findings
F1
Staff reductions, due to budgetary priorities, have left the city without the proper resources required to adequately maintain and repair all city infrastructure.
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R1
The new departmental reorganization should result in improved cooperation between those employees responsible for repair of infrastructure buried in the streets and those responsible for the surface condition of the streets.
F2
Limited communication between the two departments with public works’ responsibilities creates delay in accomplishing important infrastructure activities.
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R2
Cross training of Public Works and Utilities Department employees should be a major goal within the new combined administrative structure. The result should improve both service and efficiency.
F3
The department responsible for street maintenance (former Public Works Department) did not appear to have the authority to supervise and approve street repair work done by, or under the direction of, the former Water Resources and Conservation Department.
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R3
Budget priorities should be set that provide the necessary funding to maintain the current minimal level of maintenance, and to prevent further degradation of infrastructure.
Additional Recommendations 1
These recommendations are not explicitly linked to specific findings.
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R4Future funding sources need to be found to acquire restoration, replacement and/or upgrading revenue.
Agency Responses 1
Government agencies' official responses to this report's findings and recommendations. Click on a response to see the structured breakdown.