2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSreduce the cost to homeowners for repairingbroken sewer and water systems. NeighborhoodServices staff also manage St. Louis County’s WasteDistrict Program, under which more than 80,400households in unincorporated St. Louis Countyreceive affordable and reliable recycling and trashremoval service. Public Works personnel maintain64 publicly owned facilities and buildings, both inClayton and throughout St. Louis County. TheDivision of Administration performs a wide varietyof personnel, Information Technology, budget andsupply acquisition functions to ensure thedepartment’s ability to effectively andprofessionally function.To provide enhanced customer service as well ascomprehensive project and program management,the Department of Public Works functions incombination with the Department of Highways andTraffic. The blended departments are under thedirection of the same Director.Department Resources Employed($ in thousands) 2009Actual2010Adj.Approp2011AdoptedAppropStaffing (Positions) 298 282 277Resources Required $37,658.0 $39,594.8 $38,391.8(‐) Program Revenue 7,775.6 8,554.3 8,619.3(‐) Dedicated Funds 7,531.5 7,950.1 7,077.7(=) Net Cost to County $22,350.9 $23,090.5 $22,694.8MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Adopted the 2009 International Building,Residential, Existing Building, InternationalProperty Maintenance, InternationalMechanical and Uniform Plumbing Codes;Adopted the 2008 National Electric Code. Received $3.6M of Department of Energy“Energy Efficiency and Conservation BlockGrant” funds to support energy efficiencyimprovements to building components withinSt. Louis County maintained facilities. Solicited for proposals to design and construct anew $20M state of the art Health Campus viathe Design/Build procurement method. Thenew Health Campus will be located at the sitethat currently houses the John C. MurphyHealth Center in Berkeley, Missouri. Solicited for architectural and design services toallow for the future construction of a new, stateof the art, Police Crime Laboratory to be locatedin Clayton, Missouri within the Police Annexbuilding. Solicited for contractor services to supportimplementation of a countywide early warningsiren system. Solicited for architectural, design andconstruction management services to completethe first ever Emergency Communication Centerthat will house staff and equipment thatsupports the regions first interoperablecommunications system as well as 911 dispatch,fire dispatch and siren operations. The newcenter will be located in Ohlendorf WestCounty Park off Hanna Road in West County. Initiated the St. Louis County Clean, Green andBeautiful anti‐litter and beautification programwith the kickoff “Make a Difference Day” eventwhere volunteers cleaned up litter along St.Louis County roads, participated inneighborhood cleanups, and created andcleaned community gardens to beautifycommon areas. Maintained a Class “2” rating from theInsurance Services Office (ISO) for codeenforcement effectiveness – which means ourCode Enforcement program has the highestrating of any in the State of Missouri – andplaces us in the highest 2% (two percent) in thenation. This “2” classification qualifies citizensfor lower insurance rates in unincorporated St.Louis County and cities who contract with theCounty. Mowed 1,225 neglected lawns; boarded up 530abandoned homes; removed junk and otherdebris from 1,800 properties; recycled 110,000pounds of scrap metal; responded to over 4,700citizen complaints regarding property- 133 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET