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CITY OF ATHENS, TENNESSEE
PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT

The Administrative Division of Public Works consists of three employees; the director, secretary and
project manager. This division manages all the functions of public works and is responsible for
protecting the residents of Athens from manmade and natural environments of the City through the
inspection and enforcement of ordinances, policies, issuing permits, processing reports and providing
the administrative services for the other divisions of public works. Requests for services are initiated
through this division and routed to the appropriate personnel. The project manager is responsible for
managing many of the capital projects being done by the City.

The Traffic Control Division consists of two employees. Its primary responsibility is to promote the
safety of traffic in Athens by maintaining and repairing signal lights, installing and maintaining signs,
making signs and marking streets. They also assist with temporary street closures and perform various
traffic studies including traffic counts, speed studies, classification studies, and turn studies.

The Street Maintenance Division consists of five employees. This division is responsible for the safety
and maintenance of the roadways throughout Athens. The division maintains roads through pothole
patching, repairing utility cuts, crack sealing, building driveway aprons and assessing which roads need
to be resurfaced, replaced, or rejuvenated. This division also is responsible for the cleaning of our storm
water system including catch basins, ditches, and culverts.

The Street Construction Division consists of five employees. its primary purpose is to construct roads,
drainage systems, and walkways. The division routinely maintains or builds drainage ditches and installs
or repairs sidewalks and curbs. The employees assist other divisions on occasion with heavy equipment
operators. They load mulch and help with the maintenance of storm water structures. They also
conduct inspections of both existing sites and those under construction to insure that the storm water

policy is being followed and that roads, drainage structures, curbs, and sidewalks are built correctly and
according to city specifications.

The Street Cleaning Division consists of nine employees. The primary purpose of this division is to
promote the health and sanitation of Athens by street sweeping and flushing, picking up litter and
mowing. The division is also responsible for cleaning sidewalks, brush pick up, leaf pick up, and the
removal of snow and ice. The division trims trees and vegetation around signs and intersections to
improve safety on city streets.

The Fleet Maintenance Division is made up of three employees. The primary purpose and
responsibilities of this division is to repair and maintain all city owned equipment and vehicles including
city school buses and to perform preventative maintenance on all equipment. This division also builds
and fabricates various metal devices for all city departments and maintains the inventory of tires, parts,
and fluids for all departments. This division conducts various inspections including vehicle safety
inspections, building inspections, and generator inspections and maintenance. The foreman of this
division serves on the accident review committee, and assists in the replacement of equipment and
vehicles purchased through the fleet management fund.

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