Public Works provides a wide array of services including street maintenance, tree and roadside maintenance, solid waste and recycling collection, leaf and branch collection, maintenance of municipal vehicles and equipment, winter snow and ice control, and wastewater collection and treatment.
The Public Works Department also maintains most municipal buildings and provides engineering services in the form of design, site plan review and construction administration for Public Works projects, other municipal departments and the City's four Land Use Boards. 

Click on any Public Works Division below for more information:
Building Maintenance,  Engineering,  Fleet/Equipment Maintenance,  Land Use,  Solid Waste and Recycling,  Streets, Water Pollution Control.

Ongoing Department programs include annual crack sealing, road pavement and resurfacing, and a sidewalk repair program.   The Department of Public Works is under the policy direction of the Board of Public Works. By Charter, the Mayor is the Chairperson. The Mayor appoints three (3) Council persons for their terms of office, and three (3) private citizens are appointed for three years in staggered terms. Click here for more Board of Public Works information and current members.