Planning/Coordination of Services

The City of Greeley provides many services to its citizens including police, public records, art programs, museums, recreational programs and facilities, parks, forestry services, two golf courses, development services (planning, building inspections, code enforcement), transit services, traffic management services, infrastructure maintenance and improvements (streets, drainage, water, wastewater), cemetery services, downtown parking lots and other general government services to administer the operations of the City (Management, Human Resources, Finance, Equipment Maintenance, Purchasing, Computer Services, and City employee benefit and liability insurance).

Electric, gas and solid waste removal/disposal services are provided by private companies.

Fire services are provided by the Union Colony Fire/Rescue Authority. Ambulance services are provided by the County.

There are several factors that the City must consider as the five-year financial plan is refined to develop an operating budget for 2009 and 2010. Those factors include the local economy, outside entity funding decisions (i.e., grants, intergovernmental agreements), existing needs and the growing demand for services. After considerable deliberation, policy and funding decisions are made.

How The Department is Organized

The Public Works Director reports to the City Manager and is the executive head of the Department. The Director and support staff comprise the Administration of the Department, which provides for the planning, directing, administering, coordinating and reporting of all service programs within the Department.

• The Building Maintenance staff repairs, maintains and cleans City buildings and facilities. The division also performs remodeling, energy management and retrofitting of facilities, as well as preventive maintenance on heating, ventilating and air conditioning equipment.
• The Transit Services Division operates a public mass transit system for daily transportation, as well as for special events.
• The Engineering Division plans, designs and supervises the construction of special projects and Capital Improvements Program projects, as well as the orderly development review and quality management of subdivision work within the public right-of-way. The division also directs the activities of the Geological Information System and Transportation Planning sections.
• The Streets staff cleans and repairs City streets, controls snow and ice on streets for safe travel, maintains and repairs public drainage facilities and controls weeds in the public rights-of-way and on City property.
• The Traffic Services Division plans traffic flow, installs traffic control devices such as signs, traffic signals and street markings and provides for the coordination of traffic signals and street lights for improved safety through illumination.
• The Equipment Maintenance Division is responsible for the repair and maintenance of much of the City's fleet of vehicles and equipment. The division is also responsible for the provision of fuel and fuel tank testing.
• The Stormwater Division develops City drainage standards, reviews flood impact issues, regulates illicit stormwater discharges, manages the stormwater utility and the City's stormwater environmental program.