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Attachment A The public works department performs all routine maintenance and repairs on the sewer and water systems. Most of the annual CCTV inspections of sewers is contracted out due to the low cost of contracting based on quantities of about 80,000 feet per year. 5.2 Engineering and Administrative Staff The city has an engineering department. This is a part of the public works department and under the direction of the director of public works and the city engineer. The engineering department has a city engineer and one assistant engineer. Both are licensed professional engineers. The assistant engineer is contracted to another city for 80% of her time. There are three engineering technicians who perform surveying, design, drafting, and construction inspection duties. There is one administrative assistant in the department. The engineering department prepares studies, reports, bidding and construction documents, inspects the work of contractors, and administers construction contracts. 5.3 GIS System The public works department has one full -time GIS specialist. She maintains the GIS maps and records of the city. The GIS maps included in this paper were prepared by the city GIS specialist. 6 Asset Management Software 6.1 Asset Management - General Asset management refers to techniques to operate and maintain assets, such as a sewer system, in an informed and comprehensive manner. According to a USEPA Fact Sheet, Asset Management for Sewer Collection Systems47, "asset management can be defined as managing infrastructure capital assets to minimize the total cost of owning and operating them, while delivering the service levels customer's desire." This reference is directed toward sewer systems, but the principles apply to water systems as well. 47 USEPA, Fact Sheet, Asset Management for Sewer Collection systems, April, 2002 Page 56