2009-10 Adopted Budget - City of Hoquiam

CITY OF HOQUIAM2009-2010 BIENNIAL OPERATING BUDGETDepartment Budget NarrativeDepartment: Street Department Director: WattersDepartment Number: 19 Fund: 106Program Description:The Street Department is a sub-set of the Street/Sewer/Storm Department. The Foreman for thewastewater treatment plant, sanitary and storm sewer systems doubles as the foreman for theStreet Department. The same equipment operators and maintenance personnel also serve as thecrew for the Department, consisting of five people.Mission:The Street Department has a large task that includes the basic maintenance of the paved andgraveled streets, roads and alleys within the City. Included in this is also signage, striping of curbsand crosswalks and exempt areas, vegetation control, street cleaning, patching and paving ofsurfaced streets, removal of trees in parking strips, removal of old sidewalks that are beingreplaced, removing and disposing of illegal dumping of yard waste, household waste and rawgarbage from roads, streets, ditches and alleys and any unusual or unique job that needs to beaccomplished for the city.184