The Building Maintenance Division is responsible for the care and maintenance of 55 buildings throughout the city. The work we do includes the following:

Carpentry Work

• All drywall work
• Stud wall
• Painting
• Finish trim
• Build workstations
• Build picnic tables
• Build map boards and pictures frames
• Board up drug houses
• Repair park benches
• Repair desks
• Repair overhead, office and building doors
• Repair and replace roofs
• Repair and replace gutters, fascia, and soffits

Electrical Work

• Install new electrical lines
• Run computer cables
• Install new switches and outlets
• Troubleshoot electrical problems
• Maintain and repair downtown electrical panels, Courthouse Square lights and downtown lights
• Installation and removal of Christmas lights throughout the downtown area
• Repair and replace interior and exterior lights
• Reset timers
• Replace scoreboard lights
• Repair scoreboards
• Repair motors on boilers

Plumbing Work

• Repair leaks
• Repair and replace faucets and showers
• Run new water lines
• Repair drinking fountains
• Repair and replace toilets and urinals
• Work on plugged drains
• Repair and replace hot water tanks
• Maintain and repair fountain at Courthouse Square

Heating and Air Conditioning

• Install new furnaces
• Repair furnaces and boilers
• Routine maintenance on all furnaces and boilers
• Routine maintenance on all air conditioning units
• Install air conditioning units in buildings

Miscellaneous

• Repair stoves, refrigerators, washers, dryers and microwaves
• Hang curtains and drapes
• Reset mailboxes damaged by snowplows
• Install, remove and repair fences
• Install and repair carpeting
• Install ceramic tile, linoleum and vinyl flooring
• Repair or replace windows
• Repair and replace door locks
• Maintain playground equipment, tennis, and basketball courts
• Maintain the greenhouse which includes growing, planting and watering plants throughout the city