The Municipal Street Department is responsible for protecting the integrity of that portion of the local thoroughfare system which is not a part of the state or federal highway systems. This would include all local thoroughfares, collectors and streets, as designated by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Specific services within this general responsibility would include such services as: street improvements (capital), non-capital street maintenance/re-paving (including small- and large-scale repairs), snow removal, right of way mowing, and street sweeping. Municipal capital and non-capital street services are performed on an as-needed basis and are managed by the Board of Public Works, which assists in defining street project scope(s), setting priorities between projects and managing the available funds to the best advantage and best interests of the municipality as a whole. Irregularities in weather or other environmental conditions have a significant impact on the provision of, and demand for, municipal street services, which the Board of Public Works assists in managing. The Street Department is funded through a combination of funding sources, including property taxes and other local revenues, as well as other state and local funds.
(Ord. 24-2002, passed 8-5-02)