{"id":1364,"date":"2017-07-15T12:19:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-15T16:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/assetworks2stg.wpengine.com\/eam\/?p=1364"},"modified":"2026-02-04T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T17:48:17","slug":"eam-essential-goals-of-modern-public-works-departments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/blog\/eam-essential-goals-of-modern-public-works-departments\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Essential Goals of Modern Public Works Departments"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"1364\" class=\"elementor elementor-1364\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83884c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"83884c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c51decc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c51decc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">1. Get to Know All Your Assets<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d832446 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d832446\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A typical city contains thousands of assets, from street lamps and manhole covers to park benches and fire hydrants. No matter how big or small your city is, it is important to know the answers to the following questions about all of your assets:<\/p><ol><li>Where are they located?<\/li><li>What is their condition?<\/li><li>Who is assigned to them?<\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9c7fb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a9c7fb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2. Reactive vs. Preventive Maintenance<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-83dd54d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"83dd54d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To maintain or not to maintain&#8230; that is the question plaguing most public works departments today. While reactive maintenance is cheaper upfront than preventive maintenance, it may not always be the right choice.<\/p><p>Waiting for an asset to fail before performing maintenance opens your organization up to liability, as well as causes a significant drain on your already tight budget.<\/p><p>Our advice? Stick with preventive maintenance scheduling.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4a75d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e4a75d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">3. Sort Out Your Priorities<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba7816d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ba7816d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Imagine this:<\/strong> Two of your most important assets fail on the same day, but you only have available resources to repair one.<\/p><p>Which would you choose to repair?<\/p><p>You should know the value of any given asset to your organization, and the estimated cost of unavailability if it should fail.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1732204 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1732204\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"788\" height=\"443\" src=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/garden.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-1366\" alt=\"asset management\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/garden.jpg 788w, https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/garden-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/eam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2017\/07\/garden-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 788px) 100vw, 788px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e9b6a3f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e9b6a3f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">4. Plan for the Future<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9b3fec6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9b3fec6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In the public works industry, there are many times when planning for the future is vital. To effectively plan for the future, you need to keep both the small and the big pictures in mind.<\/p><ul><li><strong>The Small Picture<\/strong><br \/>For your organization, the small picture might include which projects to find and how your replacement schedules look for different assets.<\/li><li><strong>The Big Picture<\/strong><br \/>When considering the big picture, you need to look at the smallest members of your community: <strong style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family)\">the kids<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: var(--global-body-font-family)\">! As everyone knows, children are the future, so your public works department needs to set out to influence them positively.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>Projects that improve safety and accessibility, increase education and community awareness, and adopt green initiatives will help children in your community learn, grow, and stay safe well into their adulthood.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3095227 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3095227\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5. Go Green<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f879807 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f879807\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In today&#8217;s age, there are many opportunities for public works to adopt greener initiatives. Examples include:<\/p><ul><li>Wise and efficient use of fuel<\/li><li>Reduction in waste<\/li><li>Shared resources (like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.assetworks.com\/fleet\/keyvalet\/\">motor pools<\/a>)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ff1ce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"74ff1ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">6. Manage Access and Increase Availability<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cbf386 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cbf386\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Planning for problems and downtime is crucial to running a modern public works department. 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