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Divisions
The divisions of the Public Works Department are:
- Administration / Accounting
- County Service Areas
- Engineering
- Road Department
- Solid Waste
- Surveyor
- Transit
- Transportation Planning
- Transportation Commission
- Parks & Recreation
Mission Statement
To advance the life, safety and general welfare of the public by being effective, efficient and responsible for planning, engineering, construction and operation/maintenance of the following activities:
- Transportation System, Roads, Bridges
- Solid Waste Enterprise System
- County Service Areas
- Flood Control & Water Conservation District
- County Surveyor
and to strive for higher professional standards, by exchanging information and ideas, and by stimulating a friendly and cooperative spirit among the citizens of Colusa County.
Responsibilities
The Public Works Department performs a number of management functions and oversees numerous activities in service to the citizens of the county including:
- Issuing and inspecting encroachment and transportation permits for work performed within the public right of way and the movement of extralegal loads on roadways.
- Managing and overseeing flood control and conservation districts.
- Managing and overseeing transportation planning.
- Managing, operating, constructing, and maintaining public roads, bridges, and various other related road features.
- Managing solid waste operations, county landfills, and the transfer station.
- Operating county service areas.
- Overseeing the Transit Division.
- Performing the duties of the county surveyor.
- Working with other county departments to process and provide guidelines for various land development matters such as subdivisions, property surveys, and use permits.
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Michael Azevedo
DirectorPhone: (530) 458-0487
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Public Works
Physical Address
1215 Market Street
Colusa, CA 95932
Phone: (530) 458-0466Fax: (530) 458-2035
HoursMonday through Friday7:30 am to 4 pm