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...... .. ....... . ...... ... Director splitting a shift and sending crews home for call-out later in the evening. SUSPENSION OF OPERATIONS Operations shall continue until all roads are passable. Widening and clean-up operations may continue immediately or on the following working day, depending upon conditions and circumstances. Safety of the plow operators and the public is important. Therefore, snowplowing/removal operations may be terminated after ten to twelve hours to allow personnel adequate time to rest. There may be instances when this is not possible, depending on storm conditions and other circumstances. Operations may also be suspended during periods of limited or zero visibility. Any decision to suspend operations shall be made by the Public Works Director, or his designee, and shall be based on the conditions of the storm. All plow units are radio equipped. In the event that the driver gets stuck in snow or breaks down, another unit will be summoned to replace or rescue the disabled unit. The safety of the drivers will be of prime importance. If the City should experience equipment breakdown, attempts will be made to engage contract units, or other municipalities to supplement our work force or equipment fleet. PLOW ROUTES AND SEQUENCING City streets, public sidewalks, trails, public parking lots, and ice rinks under the City's jurisdiction are affected by this policy. All private sidewalks shall be maintained by the property owner. City parking lots and ice rinks will be cleared by City crews, but as a secondary priority. At the City's discretion, they shall either be cleared in conjunction with street routes or after street routes have been completed. The Public Works Superintendent shall have the responsibility of determining plow routes and sequencing operations. The Public Works Superintendent shall retain the latitude to adjust sequencing or route assignments based on storm conditions, equipment availability and/or other conditions warranting changes. Currently, the City has been divided into three different plow routes, with two snowplows assigned to each. LEVELS OF SERVICE The intent of this policy is to provide safe winter driving conditions appropriate for the type of travel typical to City streets. The level of service described herein shall be considered a guideline with the understanding that immediately after a storm, the level of service provided may be less than described herein and may vary across the City, depending on storm conditions and other circumstances. Streets shall be plowed and/or sanded, with additional emphasis given to intersection approaches and curves, in order to provide the safest conditions practical under the circumstances. Snow shall be plowed in a manner that will not obstruct traffic flow on a normal basis. The center of the roadway will be plowed first. The snow will be pushed from the center- line. The discharge shall go onto the boulevard area of the street. There is no known way to keep snow from filling the end of driveways as the plow passes by. 2