Management and Performance Review of County Government ...

6.0 MAINTENANCE – EQUIPMENT AND
STRUCTURES OF JEFFERSON COUNTY
Background
The Building Maintenance, Engineering and Road and Bridge (R&B) and Vehicle
Service Center departments are responsible for Jefferson County maintenance
functions. Individual county commissioners hold oversight responsibilities for these
departments, except for the Engineering Department, which reports to the
Commissioners Court as a whole (Exhibit 6-1).
EXHIBIT 6-1
PRECINCT COMMISSIONER RESPONSIBILITIES
Commissioner’s Liaison
County Department
Commissioner Precinct 1
Commissioner Precinct 2
Commissioner Precinct 3
Commissioner Precinct 4
‣ Road and Bridge #1
‣ Building Maintenance
‣ Road and Bridge #2
‣ Mosquito Control
‣ Road and Bridge #3
‣ Port Arthur Maintenance
‣ Road and Bridge #4
‣ Auto Service Center
The Building Maintenance Department is responsible for the cleaning,
maintenance and repair of all county-owned facilities. In addition, this department
maintains a crew of carpenters who perform small construction and build-out projects for
other county departments.
The Vehicle Service Center Department performs minor repairs and maintenance
on all county-owned vehicles, outsourcing some repairs and bodywork as needed. The
Engineering and Road and Bridge departments, as one would expect, maintain the
county’s roads and bridges. Building Maintenance and R&B employees are responsible
for parks and recreation tasks, although these functions are maintained as a separate
line item in the county budget.
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