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HomeMy WebLinkAbout07197ORDINANCE NO. 7197 AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSFERRING THE REMAINING BUDGET OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSFERRING THE REMAINING BUDGET OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1 The Department of Transportation is hereby abolished. SECTION 2 All remaining budgets in the Administration and Traffic Engineering Divisions of the Department of Transportation are hereby transferred to the Department of Public Works. SECTION 3_ All remaining budgets in the Communications Division of the Department of Transportation are hereby transferred to the Department of Information Technology. SECTION 4_ This ordinance shall become effective September 1, 2004. INTRODUCED August 9, 2004 BY Michael Occhiato Iv�� 41MM11��1 Background Paper for Proposed ORDINANCE A&I'd. x''11'97 AGENDA ITEM # fW 3 7 DATE: August 9, 2004 DEPARTMENT: CITY MANAGER'S OFFICE DAVE GALLI, ACTING CITY MANAGER TITLE AN ORDINANCE ABOLISHING THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, TRANSFERRING THE REMAINING BUDGET OF THE ADMINISTRATION AND TRAFFIC ENGINEERING DIVISIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSFERRING THE REMAINING BUDGET OF THE COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUE With the retirement of Public Works Department Director, Tom Cvar, City Administration is recommending some restructuring of various City departments. Because of the close interaction of traffic engineering with the other Public Works functions, the traffic engineering functions of the current Department of Transportation will become a division under the Bureau of Public Works. The Communications Division of the current Department of Transportation will be transferred to the Department of Information Technology. Because of the interaction with existing IT staff and the technological changes involving computers and the City's radio network, it will create greater efficiencies, from a City-wide standpoint for communications among all City departments, to put the existing communications employees under the direction of the Department of Information Technology. RECOMMENDATION Approval if the ordinance. FINANCIAL IMPACT There is no financial impact as all budgets have been appropriated in the 2004 budget and will be transferred to the appropriate department.