City of Paris Budget, FY 2007-08 - Proposed

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f Division 46 Streets and Highways 2007-2008 Budget The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Personnel in this division maintain all city streets, right-of-ways, and drainage facilities to ensure proper drainage and safe and continuous traffic flow. A priority of the Street Division each year is the planning and implementation of a preventative maintenance program consisting of applying chip-seal to a portion of the streets. As funding permits, the hot-mix overlay of several miles of street each year and the upgrading of gravel and unimproved streets are accomplished. Street sweeping of the major thoroughfares, collector streets, and residential streets is provided throughout the year to maintain cleanliness in the city. Division 48 Traffic and Public Lighting The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Personnel in this division are responsible for the construction, operation, and maintenance of the city's traffic control devices. Pavement markings, signs, and signals are maintained for the safe and efficient flow of traffic. Streetlights are funded through this department. Division 49 Garage The Director of Public Works is the administrative officer for this division of the Public Works Department. Employees of this division are responsible for the maintenance and servicing of city owned vehicles, equipment, and machinery. Division 54 Emergency Medical Service The EMS Administrator is the administrative officer for this department. Employees of this division provide emergency and non-emergency ambulance service within the city and to the rural areas and other cities of Lamar County through a contractual relationship with Lamar County. Long distance ambulance transportation is provided for patients requiring treatment or facilities not available in Paris. Three ambulances are staffed and equipped at the Mobile Intensive Care Unit level around the clock. A fourth ambulance provides non-emergency transportation form 8:00 a.m. through 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. A call crew is available around the clock by beeper. Office personnel of theis division are responsible for the billing and collection of the EMS Acounts receivable. The EMS Division coordinates, trains and promotes the First Responder Program throughout Lamar County and also promotes the Think Child Safety Program, Think Senior Safety Program, and the Mobile Safety Vehicle Program. Department Description 2008 Proposed Budget