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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 under the direction of the Fire Chief is the administrative officer for this division of the Fire 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. Two ambulances are staffed and equipped at the Mobile Intensive Care Unit level around the clock. A third ambulance provides non- emergency transportation from 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 this division are responsible for the billing and collection of the E.M.S. accounts receivable. The E.M.S. 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 61 Cox Field Airport The Director of Community Development is the administrative officer responsible for this department. Cox Field is the city owned and operated municipal airport. Airport facilities are maintained for commercial and general aviation activities and are an important asset in promoting business and industrial economic activity in the community. More than eighty percent of flight operations at Cox Field are business related. The airport provides transportation opportunities for the medical community and for several large corporations that have facilities in Paris. .Revenues include collections from the rental of hangers and from fuel sales by the fixed base operator who leases space from the city. Most of the funding for maintenance of the facilities is provided by the Federal Aviation Administration and by the Texas Department of Transportation, Aviation Division. 6