2011 budget summary - St. Louis County

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKSAdministrationAdministration provides the fiscal and procurementservices necessary for the department to function;they manage information technology systems,maintain department records, assist in disasterrecovery coordination and handle personnelservices such as payroll, insurance benefits,recruitment, job classification and supply issuance.Code EnforcementOn an annual basis, this division performsapproximately 11,000 plan reviews, issuesapproximately 45,000 permits and conductsapproximately 140,000 inspections related to theenforcement of building, mechanical, electrical,plumbing, commercial property maintenance,zoning and public safety‐related codes throughoutunincorporated St. Louis County and for 82 of theCounty’s 91 incorporated municipalities. TheBusiness Assistance Center (BAC) within the CodeEnforcement Division assists new and expandingbusinesses to navigate St. Louis County’s planreview, permitting, inspection and licensing processto help maintain momentum and continuity inproject development and execution. The BAC alsotracks projects and acts as a liaison between Countydepartments and the business owners throughouttheir project’s life.The permit application counter maintained by Public Worksstaff at the Lawrence K. Roos Administration building.Neighborhood ServicesOn an annual basis performs 184,000 inspections ofresidential properties on both a proactive andreactive basis. In addition to enforcing the County’sproperty maintenance and housing code,Neighborhood Services personnel also perform24,000 re‐occupancy inspections of single‐familyhomes and apartments every year. The divisionmanages the County’s water service line repairprogram which repairs approximately 1,536residential water service lines, and also managesthe sewer lateral repair program which repairsapproximately 825 sewer laterals in unincorporatedSt. Louis County and in 10 contract municipalities.Neighborhood Services also administers St. LouisCounty’s Waste District Program serving 80,400households in unincorporated St. Louis County.Facilities ManagementFacilities Management operates and maintains 64buildings/facilities owned or leased by St. LouisCounty. Encompassing 3.5 million square feet, thesefacilities are located throughout the County andinclude office buildings, the St. Louis County JusticeCenter, the County Courthouse, health clinics,animal shelters, police precincts, parking garagesand a morgue. Personnel are responsible formaintenance, repair and minor constructionprojects that include heating, ventilation and airconditioning, electrical, plumbing, carpentry,painting and sheet metal work. Specialty servicecontractors are used to assist in trouble‐shootingand repairing systems and equipment, if needed.Janitorial work is accomplished primarily throughservice contracts. Public Works is also responsiblefor the physical building operations, maintenanceand fiscal services for the MET Center, whichprovides job training and educational programs tohelp under‐employed, unemployed and displacedworkers obtain or upgrade work skills.Facilities capital and repair projects undertaken byFacilities Management and by contractors aredesigned by the Division of Design managed in theDepartment of Highways and Traffic. The projectsare generally geared toward improving Countyownedfacilities and include the design of systemoperation upgrades. Design also oversees the bidletting process for projects to be performed byprivate contractors.- 135 -FISCAL YEAR 2011ADOPTED BUDGET