Administration Division

The Administration Division of Public Works is responsible for the overall function and operation of the Department.

The Administration is composed of Director of Public Works, the Assistant Director and an Administrative Analyst, secretarial staff, accounting staff and information systems staff.

As in any modern office, the secretarial staff is necessary to keep the office functioning in an orderly manner for our staff of just over 140 employees.

They are the first contact the majority of the public and interdepartmental people make with our department. They act as receptionists and switchboard operators as well as public information persons for the department. They type and mail correspondence, schedule meetings, answer phones, distribute interoffice mail, department mail, maintain the department filing system, sell bus tickets, sell plans and specifications for jobs we have out to bid and maintain bidder's lists, give information regarding recycling if no one else is available, do radio dispatch if needed, make deposits for Neal Road Landfill funds, deposit transportation permit fees, process agenda items for the Board of Supervisors, order and maintain office supplies for the department, give directions and help anyone as they enter our building.

The Accounting staff are another vital part of the Administrative operations of the Public Works Department. This group is responsible for department cost accounting, accounts payable, maintaining the budget and other accounting functions that you would expect to find in any business.

The Public Works Department relies heavily on computers. From word processing to CAD (Computer Aided Design) programs, the computer has become an integral part of the Department. The Information Systems Staff is responsible for the maintenance of these systems and support of the various computer programs, in addition to the development and maintenance of this website.