The Public Works Division strives to maintain and enhance the City’s streets, public grounds, recycling functions, fleet management and collection and disposal of solid waste. The Department is comprised of seven divisions: Administration, Facilities Maintenance, Fleet Maintenance, Grounds Maintenance, Streets Maintenance, Solid Waste, and Recycling.
Facilities Maintenance Division
The Facilities Maintenance Division strives to efficiently maintain the buildings and facilities of all city-owned properties. This service is provided by working in cooperation with all city departments, various Broward County departments, an assortment of state agencies, Florida Power and Light and numerous private contractors and vendors.
Responsibilities of Facilities Maintenance include the following: all electrical, mechanical, plumbing, painting, carpentry, roof repair, pest control and security alarm to the City of Deerfield Beach’s municipal buildings and public facilities. Also, the division provides for coordination and direct supervision for many special projects for the City including departmental facility projects, city renovations, and holiday decorations.
Fleet Maintenance Division
The Fleet Maintenance Division is responsible for the preventative maintenance, repair, fueling and recapitalization of the City’s fleet of vehicles and machine equipment. This division also maintains complete records of all City-owned equipment and machinery and maintains all physical inventory of parts and supplies necessary for daily operations of the Public Works’ divisions.
Grounds Maintenance Division
The Grounds Maintenance Division provides cutting, trimming and planting for all City-owned property and right-of-ways. This includes chemical spraying programs, maintaining irrigation systems on City properties, renovation of landscape, beachfront and median maintenance.
The Solid Waste Division provides collection and disposal services of all garbage and bulk trash for residential and commercial accounts throughout the City . This division coordinates new site plan evaluations and maintains effective working relationships with the general public and other City Departments. This division is part of the Solid Waste Fund.
The Recycling Division coordinates and implements collection of recyclable materials throughout the City. This includes recycling materials extracted from waste collection from residential and commercial accounts throughout the City. This division is part of the Solid Waste Fund.