Administration

The Administration office of the Public Works Department consists of the Public Works Director, an Administrative Specialist and the Program/Budget Administrator.  The main focus of Administration is to oversee the Department's five divisions - Administration, Engineering (Design, Construction & Traffic, including Permits), Facilities Operations/Maintenance, Fleet/Equipment and Streets/Sewers.

Collectively, our Public Works staff is made up of 105 fulltime employees and 47 seasonal employees, all of whom are instrumental in the day-to-day operations of the Department. 

 

Engineering
 

The Engineering Division is one of five divisions within the Public Works Department and is further broken down into five sections: Administration (City Engineer and Administrative Specialist), Construction, Design, Permits and Traffic Engineering.

This Division as a whole is not only complex, but also instrumental in coordinating projects of various magnitudes though out the City of Peoria with other divisions, departments, developers and other governmental agencies.

Some of the specialized areas this Division handles are: CSO Project, Erosion Control permits, Floodplain information, Handicapped parking, Neighborhood Block Party permits, Private Property Drainage Program, Right-of-Way Management, Sidewalk Participation and SINR (Sidewalks In Need of Repair) Programs, Special Assessment Program, Street Address Assignments and Traffic Impact Analysis and Design.

 

Fleet/Equipment

 

The Fleet & Equipment Division is one of five divisions within the Public Works Department and is located at our Dries Lane facility.  This division purchases, manages, maintains and repairs all City-owned vehicles and equipment (excluding Fire).

Fleet staff typically consists of a Fleet Manager, a Fiscal Assistant, a Parts Technician, a Body Repair Technician/mechanic and 7 Equipment Mechanics who split the 1st and 2nd shifts.  The only time our Fleet garage is working around the clock (i.e., two 12-hour shifts) is during snow events so equipment failures can be addressed immediately.

The current inventory of vehicles, including dump trucks, Police squad cars, vans, etc., is approximately 370 rolling stock, 3 large generators and 42 trailers.  This does not include the 91 small pieces of equipment such as jack hammers, chain saws, blowers, grinders, concrete saws, small generators, trencher, snow blowers, tampers and pressure washers.  There are 43 snow plows and salt augers for converting the 31 large trucks and 12 small trucks on a seasonal basis.

We have 63 vehicles that are E-85 compliant with hopes of converting other vehicles to this more environmentally-friendly fueling system.  Additionally, the oil collected from the routine vehicle maintenance servicing is reused in the HVAC system to heat the building.

 

Operations & Maintenance Division

 

The Operations & Maintenance division is also located at our Dries Lane facility, 3505 N. Dries Lane, Peoria.  This division manages and maintains all City-owned buildings, grounds, street lighting, traffic signal systems, parking facilities and horticulture.

Quality and efficiency are top priorities within the Operations & Maintenance Division.  This division routinely works with other divisions, departments and various outside agencies to bring private and public development projects to fruition.

In addition, the Operations & Maintenance Division also administers a few specialized programs such as: Banner Program, Adopt-A-Tree Program and Mulch giveaways.  This facility is also responsible for boulevard maintenance, Riverfront Park grounds, tree planting, installation of traffic signs as well as pavement markings to name a few of the more common activities.

 

Streets/Sewers Division

The City of Peoria Street Department is responsible for the maintenance and snow removal on approximately 450 miles of City streets. The majority of these streets have a chip sealed surface. However, we also have approximately 63 miles of asphalt surface, 36 miles of concrete pavement, and 5 miles of brick streets. The City has a fleet of 6 street sweepers and performs sweeping every day that the weather permits. Another maintenance item is the cleaning and repair of approximately 7,600 storm inlets.

Many of the streets in the City are the responsibility of the State of Illinois or Peoria County. Both the State and County roadways are identified by signs indicating they are a State or County route. The State and County are responsible for all major repairs to their routes. However, on some portions of these routes the snow plowing and pothole filling are done by the City of Peoria.