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The Bureau of Traffic and Lighting should be directed by a bureau head <br />who is an engineer with traffic engineering training and experience. <br />The field staff should be comprised of trained technicians. An analysis <br />of this bureau's activities should identify actual time required for signal <br />maintenance per signal location and for sign repair per intersection and <br />unit length of street. Average annual time for other comparatively <br />minor time -demanding tasks should be identified. This data can then be <br />used to evaluate the specific staff requirements for new annexation <br />areas. Every effort should be made to maximize budget reimbursement <br />from supplemental funding sources. <br />The Bureau of Communications operates with a staff of six people. It is <br />anticipated that there will be a minimum impact on this bureau by the <br />annexation of areas being considered herein. Funding for this bureau is <br />included in the City's regular budget and comes from the City's general <br />fund. Funds from special tax budgets are generally not applicable to this <br />bureau. Time -specific workloads that cannot be processed by the present <br />staff would be more cost-effectively handled by contract services than by <br />increasing staff size. <br />2. Division of Environmental Services <br />a. Services Provided <br />The Bureau of Wastewater is charged with the operation and <br />maintenance of the South Bend Wastewater Treatment Plant <br />(WWTP) and the liftstations in the wastewater collection system. <br />The Bureau of Sanitation is responsible for the maintenance of the <br />wastewater collection system. This responsibility includes sewer <br />cleaning and repair of breaks. <br />The Bureau of Solid Waste is responsible for the collection and <br />disposal of trash refuse and other solid waste from residences and <br />businesses throughout the City. <br />b. Annexation Responsibilities <br />The present WWTP facilities are considered adequate to handle the <br />expected increase in demand that will occur with annexation. No <br />increase in staff is anticipated for the Bureau of Wastewater. This <br />bureau is supported by user fees. Capital expenditures may be financed <br />by revenue bonds with bond payments being made from user fees. <br />Specific projects may be funded from special funds including grants <br />and low -interest loans. <br />32 <br />