Public Works Director Mitch Garner Responsibilities include: Landfill, Noxious Weed, Airport |
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Responsibilities include accounting, clerical, correspondence, schedules meetings and appointments, collect fees, prepares Airport and Landfill billing, prepares time sheets, prepares bills for payment, orders supplies, attends meetings and keeps records of departmental actives.
Responsibilities include maintenance of 1000 miles of roads through out the 504 square mile area. One hundred and twenty miles are hard surfaced. Five motor graders in assigned districts blade rock roads approximately every three to four weeks. New trucks hauling bigger loads, i.e. Tandem axle with pup trailer and twenty yard end dumps have been added to the truck fleet to provide versatility and efficiency. An aggressive mowing program continues the year around. To keep right of ways cleared to the fence. Trees are side trimmed to maintain right of way width.
Responsibilities include the maintenance of all county owned vehicles and equipment within the Public Works Department. One full time road mechanic and one shop mechanic assist the foreman with overhauls, welding and routine maintenance. This shop handles all repairs except tire repair.
Responsibilities include sign installation and replacement for all county signes, including 911 signs, repair and replacement of small box culverts and repair to the 216 larger bridges is provided by this two man crew.
Responsilities include planning, directing, managing and coordinating the department activities, supervising, complying with federal, state and local regulations, policies and procedures, and planning for short-term and long-term objectives.
Responsibilities include the safe and efficient operation of a subtitle D landfill in compliance with state and federal requirements. Vehicles are weighed and scale tickets are sent to the Public Works office for billing. Allen County residents dump normal residential trash free of charge. Scrap iron and white goods are separated and sold. Used oil is collected and picked up by an authorized hauler from Wichita. Plans are in the works to expand recycling effort to include plastics, glass and card board. Paper recycling is currently handled by a local civic group, assisted by the county with four transport trailers.
Responsibilities include the control and eradication of noxious weeds within the county in accordance with state laws. Sends out notices, does surveys of county for noxious weeds, fills out reports, does billing and purchasing.
Responsibilities include the sale of aviation gas, unleaded gas, jet fuel and oil. Enclosed "T" hangars are available. Allen County has a 5,500' concrete runway and is 1,020' above sea level.
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