Agenda Package - City of Vernon

THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF VERNON
2008 Annual Report
OPERATIONS
Mission Statement: To provide quolity municipol seruices in o cost effective ond efficient monner that
satisfies the needs of the people of Vernon.
The Operations Division is the
Operation Services Manager.
Sections:
o Public Works and
Parks
o Water Operations
Public Works and Parks
largest Division within the C¡ty of Vernon and is managed by the
ln 2008, the Operations Division was comprised of the following
o Utilities Operations
¡ Fleet and Facilities
¡ Water Reclamation
and Spray lrrigation
o Airport
This Section ls managed by the Manager of Public Works and Parks and employs 31 permanent staff
and 10 seasonalstaff. The Section is responsible forthe operation and maintenance of the cemetery,
roads, traffic lights, street lights, sidewalks and boulevards within the City of Vernon, including snow
and ice removal, landscaping and weed control. The Section is also responsible for the construction of
the '¡n-house' capital works road projects.
The Parks sub-section contracts a port¡on of the services for the operation and maintenance of all
parks within the Greater Vernon area.
The operations of the Vernon Regional Airport was restructured and included in this Section under the
direction of the Manager, Public Works.
Water Utilities
This Section is under the direction of the Manager of Water and is comprised of 22 permanent staff.
This Section is under contract with Greater Vernon Water (GVW) and is responsible for the operation
and maintenance of the supply, distribution, storage and treatment of the Kalamalka and Duteau
water systems within the City of Vernon and Areas B and C (excluding Coldstream).
Water Reclamation and Spray lrrigation
This Section is under the direction of the Manager, Water Reclamation and is comprised of 9
permanent staff and 2 seasonal employees. This section is responsible for the operation of the
Vernon Water Reclamation Centre (VWRC) including the High Lift and Booster Pump Stations. The
VWRC was upgraded in 2004 and now produces 'lake quality' reclaimed water that is pumped to the
MacKay Reservoir and the reservoir at the Rise for distribution through spray irrigation. During 2008,
the management of the spray irrigation program was added to the Water Reclamation Manager's
profile.
Fleet and Facilities
This Section is under the direction of the Fleet and Facilities Manager and employs 9 permanent staff,
1 part time and 1 seasonal staff as well as supplementing labourers when required. The Facilities sub-
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