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Watertown,MA 02472
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Michael J. Driscoll Fax: 617-972-6404
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To: Honorable Town Council
From: Michael J. Driscoll, Town Manager
Date: September 5, 2013
RE: Agenda Item—Informational Presentation
As you are aware, the Honorable Town Council's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Policy Guideline
II A is to "proceed with the review of recommendations in the Staffing and Operational Assessment of
the Public Works Department and implement changes to improve the ability to perform routine
maintenance, complete work order requests in a timely manner, and strengthen the capacity to
supervise contractors."
As a follow up to the above mentioned budget policy guideline, a conversation with the
Honorable Town Council President Mark S. Sideris and the attached August 8th email, I respectfully
request an Informational Presentation be placed on the September 10, 2013 Town Council Agenda.
The Informational Presentation will be on the Staffing and Organizational Assessment of the Public
Works Department and will be given by Robin Haley and Monica Lamboy, Edward J. Collins, Jr.
Center for Public Management.
Thank you for your consideration in this matter.
cc: Robin Haley, Associate, Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
Monica Lamboy, Senior Associate, Edward J. Collins, Jr. Center for Public Management
Gerald S. Mee, Jr., Superintendent of Public Works
Steven Magoon, Director of Community Development and Planning
Thomas J. Tracy, Town Auditor
Phyllis L. Marshall, Treasurer/Collector
Gayle M. Shattuck, Personnel Director
From: Driscoll. Michael
To: Osmond. Marsha; Hand. ]oAnna
Subject: Watertown DPW Organizational Study
Date: Thursday,August 08,2013 12:58:15 PM
Attachments: Watertown DPW Oraanizational Studv(FINAL)8-8-13.Ddf
FYI.
From: Driscoll, Michael
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:57 PM
To: Town Councilors
Cc: Mee, Gerald; Dpwdept; Magoon, Steven; Tracy, Thomas; Marshall, Phyllis; Shattuck, Gayle
Subject: Watertown DPW Organizational Study
Good afternoon; please see the e-mail and attachment related to the subject.
As a follow up to a conversation with the Town Council President, please be advised an
Informational Presentation on the Staffing and Organizational Assessment of the Department of
Public Works will be given by the Collins Center at the September 10, 2013 Town Council meeting.
Thank you.
From: Monica R Lamboy [mailto:Monica.Lambov(a)umb.eduI
Sent: Thursday, August 08, 2013 12:14 PM
To: Driscoll, Michael
Cc: Magoon, Steven; Stephen McGoldrick; Robin Haley
Subject: Watertown DPW Organizational Study
Mr. Driscoll,
The Collins Center is pleased to submit to you our final report on the organizational study of the
Watertown Department of Public Works. This document represents the Center's recommendations
on improvements and enhancements that could be made to the department, based upon our
extensive research. You will notice that in addition to the body of the report,this document includes
several extensive appendices containing a descriptive profile of the department, a comparison to
best practices, and original survey research that compares the Watertown department with
departments in a few other MA communities, among other documents.
Kindly let us know if you would like us to present the findings of our report at some future date.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any follow up questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Monica
Monica R. Lamboy, Senior Associate
Edward J. Collins,Jr. Center for Public Management
John W. McCormack Graduate School of Policv and Global Studies
University of Massachusetts Boston
100 Morrissey Blvd
Boston, MA 02145
Phone 617-287-7624
Fax 617-287-5566
www.umb.edu/com
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