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<br />· The engineering department function will never be financially self-sufficient and will <br />have to be significantly fInanced by the city general fund, at least at a 40-50% level. <br /> <br />· For cities above 20,000 population, a city engineering department consisting of at <br />least three to four employees is necessary to provide proper municipal services. <br /> <br />DISCUSSION <br /> <br />The decision whether or not to hire a full-time engineer and/or engineering staff would <br />depend largely on an evaluation done by the City to evaluate goals and objectives based on <br />desired functions for the engineering department to perform. I would suggest that you could <br />consider possibly three levels of service for the engineering department. I would categorize <br />these as follows: <br /> <br />Level 1 <br /> <br />Level 2 <br /> <br />Level 3 <br /> <br />Technical support staff for City, including performin~ functions of advising <br />city council, commissions, department heads, administration, etc. This work <br />would generally be done by a licensed, degreed, city engineer type position. <br />Little of this person's time could be charged back to developers' projects <br />(estimated 10-20 % ). <br /> <br />Public services - this would include work performed by an experienced <br />engineering technician, including preparation and distribution of information, <br />maintenance of records, field services, drafting, and minor design. Some <br />portion of this person I s time could be charged back to developers and proj ects <br />(estimated 30-40 % ). <br /> <br />Engineering production services, including design, construction <br />administration, and staking. These services are provided by a team of design <br />and surveying technicians and office support staff. The size of the team <br />would depend on the level of construction activity required. Most of the time <br />for the engineering design/construction team could be charged back to <br />projects and developers (80-90%). <br /> <br />To have a better understanding of the time that each particular position might spend on a <br />variety of possible activities, I have attempted to summarize the role of the person or team <br /> <br />230/000-3001.mar <br />