2012-2013 Budget - City of Saginaw MI

ehabilitation program demolitions, and allordinance enforcements, such as weed, andenvironmental improvement.The third general fund division of the Department ofDevelopment is the Parking Operations Division.This division was added to the general fund in FY2013 and consists of a Parking Enforcement Officer,and two Skilled Laborers. Employees of thisdivision report directly to the Licensed Inspector.The primary goals of this division are to manage themunicipal parking structures and to enforce the CityParking Ordinance. Activities include the issuanceof tickets to illegally parked vehicles and inspectionof the City parking lots. This division also ensuresthat the lots are free of debris and there are nomaintenance or safety concerns for the patrons usingthe facilities.A Director of Public Services heads the departmentof Public Services. This department makes up morethan half the City’s workforce and spans multiplefunds. The Department of Public Services consist ofnine divisions within the General Fund –Cemeteries, Public Services - Administration,Engineering, Traffic Engineering, Street Lighting,Japanese Tea House, Recreation, Weed Abatement,and Facilities; six Special Revenue Funds: Majorand Local Streets, Rubbish Collections, CleanEnergy Coalition, Andersen EnrichmentCommission, and Boat Launch; two EnterpriseFunds: Sewer and Water Operations andMaintenance Services Right of Way Services (only),and three Internal Service Funds: Public WorksBuilding, Radio Operations, and Motor PoolOperations; and three Fiduciary Fund: Forest LawnCemeteries, Oakwood Cemeteries, and Bliss ParkEndowment. Many of the services provided in thisdepartment require a twenty-four hour, seven-dayper-weekschedule. Crucial infrastructure servicesinclude traffic signal engineering, and generalmanagement of City streets in the event of anemergency.Effective July 1, 2010 city administration added theDirector of Water and Wastewater TreatmentServices. Both Water and Wastewater TreatmentPlants require a twenty-four hour, seven-day-perweekschedule. The crucial utility infrastructureservices that are maintained around the clock includewater and sewage facilities. Both the Director ofPublic Services and the Director of Water andWastewater Treatment Services serve as an advisorto the City Manager regarding any seriousconditions. The Director of Water and SewerTreatment Services is also responsible for the Waterand Sewer Operation and Maintenance’s Process andControl divisions.The Director of Technical Services and an AssistantDirector of Technical Services head the TechnicalServices Department. The Director of TechnicalServices reports directly to the Deputy CityManager/CFO. Technical Services operates theGeographical Information System and InformationTechnology Services for all the departments in theCity of Saginaw. Activities includetelecommunications, cellular phones, computernetworking services, software and hardwareselection and installation, systems analysis anddesign, programming, problem resolution, end-usertraining and on-line and batch processing. Thisdepartment is also responsible for the SGTV, whichhas been on the air since January 1988. The purposeof the station is to provide residents with up-to-dateinformation such as using a character generated listof City government services, activities, and events;live and taped telecasts of City Council Meetingsand special meetings or news conferences; andpublic service announcements.The City is unique in providing a full array ofservices including utility operations. The City ofSaginaw has used an entrepreneurial approach tosolving problems resulting in substantial savings tothe City while meeting public needs. Throughcontinual improvement in productivity, theAdministration intends to expand services wherenecessary and minimize costs.16