The Public Works Department maintains and enhances Jacksonville’s infrastructure. It has six divisions:
2011 Budget:
The total budget, which includes the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Special Revenue Funds, and Capital Project Funds, for the Public Works Department is $333,554,444.
The General Fund - GSD budget is $79,769,323.
During the fiscal year 2011 budget process, the Department of Public Works:
- Reduced mowing frequency for right of way and parks, excluding ball fields
- Reduced tree and stump removal and maintenance
- Eliminated travel and outside training
- Eliminated 6 percent of all cell phones
- Reduced overall cell phone costs by 35 percent
- Reduced miscellaneous services and charges by 49 percent, which helped offset increases in utility and electrical charges.
2010 Budget:
The total budget, which included the General Fund, Enterprise Funds, Special Revenue Funds, and Capital Project Funds for the Public Works Department was $302,647,926.
The General Fund - GSD budget was $79,638,300.