SUBJECT:
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A Proclamation Recognizing Public Works Week; Sponsored by Council Member O’Connor
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DEPARTMENT: Public Works
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PRESENTER(S): David Pasic, Public Works Director
Council Member O’Connor, Sponsor
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POLICY ISSUES:
This is a yearly proclamation and thus has minimal policy implications.
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Since 1960, the American Public Works Association has sponsored National Public Works Week. Across North America, more than 30,000 members of the APWA in the U.S. and Canada use this week to energize and educate the public on the importance of public works to their daily lives: planning, building, managing, and operating at the heart of their local communities to improve everyday quality of life.
National Public Works Week is observed during the third full week of May each year and is a celebration of the individuals who provide and maintain the infrastructure and services collectively known as Public Works. Town of Erie staff in alignment with the APWA ask the Council to proclaim the week of May 18-24, 2025, as Public Works Week.
The 2025 National Public Works Week Theme is "People, Purpose, Presence". Public Works contributes to advancing and enhancing our quality of life, no matter where we live in the world. Public Works professionals provide essential services that lead to healthier, happier, more vibrant communities.
The "People, Purpose, Presence" theme highlights how public works makes communities safer, more vibrant, and a better place to live. Whether serving as first responders, responding to electricity outages, providing regular waste pickup, or making roads and sidewalks passable after a winter weather event, public works is always there when people need them.
Public Works professionals advance the quality of life by providing an infrastructure of services in transportation, water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment, public buildings, emergency management and first response, solid waste, and right-of-way management. They are what make our communities a dynamic place to live and work. Join us in celebrating the quiet work these professionals do that makes life better for all of us.
COUNCIL PRIORITY(S) ADDRESSED:
ü Engaged and Diverse Community
ü Small Town Feel
ü Safe and Healthy Community
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Proclamation
2. 2025 Public Works Week Poster