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eommittEE cRE2o't of tI �E'LsonnEL and 9inanaE eommittLE of tI cSoutI &ncI?ommon founeit Mr. Gilot then summarized the number of full time employees in the Department of Public Works, namely: General funded employees in Engineering, Building Maintenance and Traffic and Lighting total 40; 75 employees in the Street Department, plus 40 temporary employees working for five weeks in the Fall for a total of 200 hours each on Project Releaf; 86 employees in Water Works; 31 employees in Solid Waste; 79 employees in Sewage and Wastewater and 50 employees in Internal Services-Central Services for a grand total of 361 full-time employees in the Department of Public Works. He noted that 10 positions have been eliminated and 4.5 positions have been added, with 17 positions being reclassified or upgraded. Some examples included the individual who is the GIS Analyst who has a Masters degree and the five chemists who are a self-directed team. Mr. Gilot then called upon each of his Directors to provide information on each of their operations. Matthew Chlebowski, Director of Central Services introduced Joe Kuzmits, his fiscal officer. He provided the Committee with a spiral-bound "Division of Central Services--Division & Equipment Status Report 2003" (copy attached). He noted that they handle over 13,000 purchase orders annually; have a computerized fleet maintenance system; handled 161 taxi cab licenses and 129 taxi driver licenses; and oversee the GASBOY fuel system for all vehicles. He noted that the annual report sets forth mileage and fuel usage. Fleet operations include a 2 pm-10pm shift with operations from 6 am to midnight. They have the only pump testing station for fire trucks in the state of Indiana which tests pressures and volumes. Mr. Chlebowski then summarized the operations in Building Maintenance which provides service to fourteen(14) facilities; and Fleet Operations. In response to a question from Council Member Deiter, Mr. Chlebowski stated that the average amount of vehicle repairs is between 150 to 200; with the largest number coming from the Police Department and many being weather related. They have monthly job analysis with their goal being a 98%rate of fleet being operable. Mr. Chlebowski then summarized the operations in Central Services which maintains approximately 6,000 parts in inventory making them readily available over the weekend, and Central Stores which averages $350,000 in volume annually. The Print Shop averages 3.7 million impressions annually. In response to a question from Council Member Deiter, Mr. Chlebowski stated that the Print Shop prints forms for the St. Joseph County Sheriffs Office. He also thanked the Print Shop employees for putting the today's handouts together. Mr. Chlebowski then summarized the operations in the Radio Shop which brings in annual revenue of approximately$18,000 from services provided to four(4)outside agencies. Personnel and Finance Committee Meeting of August 28,2004 Page 2