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Regular City Council Meeting <br />April 14, 2003 <br />Page 6 <br /> <br />water and sewer flows for these cities. Councilman Plata said he then <br />considered the personnel required for the Water Production Department. <br />When he talked to Greenville they had 8 employees and they were starting to <br />cut back because their City Council was talking about privatization. The City <br />of Sherman has 22 employees in water production because they have surface <br />water (lake) and they have well water and they have to maintain about 25 <br />pumps. Denison has 13 employees. Corsicana has two water plants but they <br />have also had cuts and reductions. One of their plants is only open for eight <br />hours a day, which is about 10 million gallon capacity and their large plant is <br />manned around the clock with one person. Greenville said they have had to cut <br />back in their Wastewater Treatment because of budget. He said that as the <br />Council can see, Sherman and Denison is in line. Councilman Plata said in <br />Water Distribution they all seem to be in line except Greenville who has 27 <br />employees. The only answer they gave him was they had 10 employees in <br />capital and they added those employees. Councilman Plata said that he asked <br />every city he talked to about lift stations and everyone said they handled their <br />own out of the Wastewater Treatment Plant. Councilman Plata pointed out <br />that the perception is out of line in personnel comparing the City of Paris with <br />these cities. He talked to some of the cities about warehouses and three do not <br />have a warehouse for just the water and sewer departments. Councilman Plata <br />said Mr. Townsend told him that our warehouse is for all departments not just <br />water and sewer. Councilman Plata said the City of Paris has three Meter <br />Readers. Some other cities do it differently. They have repairmen, supervisors <br />and field reps. <br /> <br />Councilman Plata said he believes the reason that the average water flow had <br />dipped down for Sherman and Denison is because they have had three <br />industries close down on them. The gentlemen that he talked to in Sherman <br />said they were in trouble similar to what is happening in Paris. <br /> <br />Councilman Plata also pointed out that Mr. Campbell had furnished him a <br />breakdown of all the repairs in each of his departments. <br /> <br /> <br />