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Administration

Provide administrative, financial, and operational support for the Public Services Department. This includes capital and operating budget preparation, personnel management, payroll, assets management, and City Management liaison.

Construction

This division provides a construction inspection service that includes verification and compliance for both public and private construction projects. Contractors are required to meet City standards and be in accordance with the plans and specifications generated by the Engineering Department or approved by Planning & Development Services Department. This includes:

  • Material testing to assure proper materials and procedures are used by contractors
  • Removing of signs in right-of way and discovering of field conditions prior to engineering design

Stormwater Maintenance

This division is responsible for the maintenance and repair of the City's 120 miles of storm sewer drainage pipes and ditches, storm manholes, catch basins, spillways, and other drainage structures to help eliminate flooding of streets and homes. This division also provides:

  • an annual cleaning cycle for the City's drainage ditch system
  • major sweeping of the City's main roadway arteries, Clearwater Beach, downtown streets and city parking lots
  • bi-annual residential sreet sweeping
  • maintenance and repair of City-owned lakes and retention ponds

Right-of-way Maintenance

A) Streets & Sidewalks

This division provides for the maintenance and repair of the City's 302 miles of paved streets. They repair, replace/or construct sidewalk, curb, and gutter. Their mission is to ensure safe and well-maintained right-of-ways for the citizens and visitors of Clearwater.

B) Urban Forestry

This division provides maintenance of hardwood trees that can create hazards to the public by pruning tree limbs that block street signs, traffic signals, sidewalks, and roadways. It also removes damaged and diseased trees on City rights-of-way and City property. Palm pruning is performed on an established schedule, primarily at City facilities.

 

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