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CITY OF SAGINAW

DEPARTMENT DESCRIPTION
2022-2023

PUBLIC SERVICES

The Public Services Department is divided into three divisions, Streets, Building Maintenance,
and Drainage. The Superintendent of Public Services oversees this department. The Drainage
Utility Fund reimburses this department for the salary and benefits of two maintenance workers.
This department provides support to other departments requiring equipment or personnel.

The Streets division of Public Services is responsible for maintenance of streets, sidewalks,
right-of-ways and some landscaping of City owned land. They are also responsible for the
maintenance and installation of traffic signs and street signs, placing barricades, striping
crosswalks, weed control and mosquito control. Two (2) employees have their Pesticide and
Herbicide Licenses. The Inspector-Public Services oversees road and street construction, as
well as, utility projects to ensure construction codes are met.

The Drainage division of Public Services is funded through the Drainage Utility Fund that was
established in 2005. This division consists of two drainage utility maintenance workers. They
are responsible for cleaning and maintaining the existing drainage infrastructure. They are
responsible for cleaning culverts and storm drains to improve drainage, prevent flooding and
protect the environment. The City has four (4) drainage basins that contain 27 miles of open
channel that must be maintained.

The Building Maintenance division of Public Services is responsible for the maintenance of all
City owned facilities and buildings (11 buildings). This includes minor remodeling and
construction, moving furniture, painting, light bulb replacement, minor electrical problems, air
conditioning and heating unit maintenance and controlling insects and rodents. They also assist
the City Secretary with records management by moving records to storage.

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