Running Your Highway Department
Who should attend
Recently elected or appointed town or village highway superintendents or public works officials who supervise staff.
Participants taking this course will be able to:
- Compare and contrast various highway department organizational structures.
- Calculate efficiency of various highway department operations.
- Locate critical resources needed to manage the department.
- List the assets of the department and develop simple replacement plans.
- Identify the proper budget lines to use and describe various budgeting methods.
- Propose asset management plans to the board.
Workshop Details
- Cost - $60 per attendee
- Timing of workshops
- Workshops typically run from 8:30am - 3:00pm and lunch will be served.
Workshop-Related Materials
- Running Your HWY Dept. Manual
- Budget needs spreadsheet
- Estimating project costs spreadsheet (appendix 12)
- Blank worksheet
- Personnel policy
- Emergency Action Plan Poster
- Sample Voucher (appendix 5)
- Sample Snow & Ice Policy Information
- Sample 284 agreement (appendix 4)
- Vehicle Inspection Forms (appendix 9)
- Inquiry/Service Request Form (appendix 14)
- Emergency Action Plan (pdf)
- Emergency Action Plan (Word doc)
