1. 2018 – 2020 Budget| Presented by: Terry Ostrom
Public Works
2018 – 2020 Budget| Presented by: Terry Ostrom

2. Public Works Staff Terry Ostrom Supervisor Ron Chapman
Darren Gillies
Assistant Supervisor PW
Perry Ruaben
Foreman III
Ron Spillman
Foreman II
Lead Hand Positions
Ron Chapman
Assistant Supervisor Fleet
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3. Department Roles & Responsibilities
PW has approximately 50 staff in the summer months and 25 in the winter months
I refer you to the Staff Photo Directory and Org Chart to see a complete list of PW staff.
Terry Ostrom – Supervisor
Darren Gillies – Assistant Supervisor PW
Ron Chapman – Assistant Supervisor Fleet
Perry Ruaben – Foreman III Road Recon and drainage
Ron Spillman- Foreman II Gravelling
PW is responsible for 2000 km of roadway in the county as well as 8 Hamlets and all designated infrastructure and related services.
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4. Mission
To provide the citizens of the Lethbridge County the safest, most economical road network system possible, through new road construction, applications of aggregate material, improved drainage, frequency of grading, frequency of gravelling and bridge maintenance or replacement.
Provide leadership and operational excellence. Recognize that County employees are the foundation upon which these services are provided.
PW Fleet Services will provide a superior fleet and the best mechanical services to assist in making a positive and measurable difference in the skills, ability and productivity of the internal customers we serve.
May require more than one slide
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5. OBJECTIVE:
To provide sustainable, safe, well – maintained roads throughout the County.
Goal: To minimize the impact of high road usage on current infrastructure.
1. Continue to investigate and experiment in the use of gravel/base stabilization products to ensure roads are structurally sound to handle high load traffic.
2. Continue protecting infrastructure by maintaining hauls roads, over – weight permitting, permits for non-haul roads and Road Use Agreements.
3. Ensure our maintenance standards are being followed so our roads are in the best possible condition to lessen the impact of traffic.
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6. Core Services Gravel Road Maintenance Base Stabilization
ACP/Cold Mix Road Maintenance, Dust Control
Drainage
Signs, Bridges and ROW Cleanup
General Work
Fleet Maintenance (lifecycle management, CVIP etc. )
Special Projects
Safety
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7. Gravel Road Maintenance
Grading
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8. Road Reconditioning & Drainage
Shoulder Pulls and Drainage
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9. Base Stabilization
Millrazor and Calcium Chloride
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10. ACP Cold mix road Maintenance
Patching and Dust Control
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11. More Work
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12. General Work & Projects
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13. PW Fleet Keeping it Rolling
Manage the repair of our fleet assets
Manage the procurement of parts and supplies for both Fleet and our customers
Manage the procurement of new fleet assets
Manage the disposal of replaced or expired fleet assets
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14. PW Fleet Keeping it Rolling
Manage our fuel asset
Manage the life cycle of our fleet assets
Manage the costing for the replacement our fleet assets
Locate and arrange for rental equipment as required for departmental needs
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15. PW Fleet Keep it Rolling
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16. Successes We have had some wins in the last year:
Nolan Hill Asphalt and Drainage Repair
Oscar Walter Road and Livestock Crossing Project
Dust Controlled a large part of the County by June 30th
Transitioned to 2 Assistant Supervisors mid season
Implemented a seasonal Lead Hand program that helped fill the gaps
Reduced the gravel requirement through Base Stabilization and Grading efficiencies
Reduced Divisional Grader beats from 9 to 8
Ron, Ian and Colton kept the wheels on everything and fuel in our tanks! Thanks guys
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17. Challenges/Opportunities
Dry windy conditions and no moisture created challenges for operations
Felt the effects in Base Stabilization , Dust Control and Road Reconditioning
Assistant Supervisor moved and Darren and Ron stepped up to take on the challenge of Supervising.
We had 3 retirements in and we are looking at a couple more retirements in 2018
We tried 2 dust control crews, one on each side of the river and concluded it would be more beneficial to run one larger crew.
We will be moving forward with increased cross training for field staff and succession planning
We continue to make changes to our operation and over the next year we hope to realize more efficiencies.
May require more than one slide
8 September 2018

18. Questions
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