Page 175 - Colleyville FY21 Budget

Public Works: Utility Fund
FY21 Budget: $16,336,509

Supplies, $240,495,
1.5%
Capital, $75,000, 0.5%
Personnel,
$1,872,373, 11.5%

Contractual,
$14,148,641, 86.6%

5-Year+ Outlook

Public Works touches the life of every citizen every day. Safe water and sanitation are critical
for public health. Adequate roads promote commerce, economic vitality, and mobility. Public
buildings house City services and social gatherings for the community. The City fleet enables
public servants to complete their missions. Flood and drainage structures protect properties
from damage. Citizens rely on the services of the Public Works Department to enhance their
quality of life on a daily basis.

Aging WATER and WASTEWATER INFRASTRUCTURE will continue to create additional
renewal and maintenance demands. Continual water cost increases dictate the city improve
upon efficiencies in delivering water. As technology improves in the area of meter reading, an
opportunity may present itself in more accurate systems to better tract water usage.
Evaluation of automatic meter reading (AMR) will begin in FY21. AMR is a proven technology
that will automatically collect consumption, diagnostic, and status data from water meters
which in turn transfers that data to a central database for biling, troubleshooting, and
analyzing purposes. A pilot program will be forthcoming in FY21. Development and
implementation of a proactive water valve exercise program will ensure the ability to manage
a major water shut-off emergency. Capital projects identified in the 2014 Water and
Wastewater Master Plan will be initiated based on funding availability.

Public awareness and education concerning the mission and functions of the department,
including infrastructure management and resource constraints, will be an ongoing priority of
the department throughout the upcoming years. Efforts to improve the accuracy of our GIS
datasets and utilizing this information in VUEWorks is critical in ensuring we know each asset
we own, where it is, what condition it is in, and what maintenance we’ve performed on it.
Opportunities to improve and document policies, procedures and practices will increase
effectiveness and organizational sustainability. Long-term planning is critical for the future

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