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OPERATIONS MISSION STATEMENT
We work for the public to provide high quality water, street, storm,
sewer and solid waste services with integrity in a manner that is
responsive to public concerns, friendly, dependable, cost effective,
timely and consistent; and is protective of our resources, environment,
and infrastructures, beyond customer expectations.EQUIPMENT
SERVICES, A DIVISION OF OPERATIONS
Keeps City Motors Running
Will Ludemann, Fleet Services Manager
Equipment Services is responsible for writing bid specifications,
purchasing City vehicles and equipment, and providing maintenance of the
City’s fleet.
The service shop performs about 400 services per year (lube, oil and
filter) as well as other maintenance and repairs. It is a very diverse
fleet, including everything from weed eaters to the City’s aerial ladder
fire truck. We try to do as much in-house work as we can and send out
only the jobs that we’re not equipped to do. We outfit all of our own
police vehicles, which includes installed light bars, wiring in controls
for electrical accessories, installing consoles, siren, partitions and
safety seats.
The City’s fleet has grown quite a bit in the past 20 years. In 1984
there were approximately 100 pieces of equipment. Today that number is
in excess of 300.
We consume about 1200 gallons of lube and hydraulic oil per year and
about 6,000 gallons of gasoline and diesel fuel per month. Five years
ago we installed a waste oil furnace, which eliminated our disposal
cost, as well as cutting our natural gas bill by 25 percent. The
equipment shop considers itself to be a support service for all other
departments in the City, helping out where they can. They do a
considerable amount of welding and fabrication such as building storm
water grates, post pockets for the Park Department, kiosks, building
gates for the street department or whatever special project might come
up. They also work closely with the City’s communications contractor,
installing and maintaining the City’s mobile and base radio system, as
well as our automated gate and security system. |
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