The Public Works Department strives to serve the public by providing a transportation system and services that emphasize quality, safety, cost effectiveness, economic vitality, and sensitivity to the environment. The duties of this department include:
- Contract administration
- Fiscal programming and cost accounting
- Highway traffic safety
- Maintenance of highway, rights of way, county parks, and bridge
- Management of the county motor pool
- Materials design and testing
- Planning and design
- Property acquisition
- Public transportation planning
- Snow removal