The Street Department staff consists of the Street Superintendent, the Analyst/Assistant to the Superintendent, 10 Heavy Equipment Operators, and 2 Motor Pool Mechanics. Seasonal workers are hired to assist the crew during the summer months. As a team, these employees are responsible for over 70 miles of city streets.

The Street Department is responsible for maintenance and improvements to the street system, including the sidewalks, sanitary and storm sewer systems associated with the streets. A large number of miscellaneous functions fall under the responsibility of the street department as well. Among those are: street sweeping, snow removal, sign maintenance, sanitary sewer cleaning, leaf pickup, street repair, sidewalk replacement, tree removal and trimming, spring tree planting, the brush collection program, and the Christmas tree pick-up program.

This department also provides many construction services in conjunction with the City's Capital Improvement Program such as preparatory patching and excavation prior to paving by outside contractors. The Street Department provides equipment and operators to other departments as well. In addition, the Street Department provides the Airport with grass mowing, storm sewer maintenance, and specialized maintenance not performed by Airport Managers.

The Motor Pool and Central Stores operations are also housed within the Street Department. The Motor Pool provides and maintains vehicles for all departments within the city. The fleet consists of 194 trucks, utility vehicles, heavy equipment vehicles, and miscellaneous equipment serviced in-house by the Motor Pool Mechanics. Central stores is an internal inventory of maintenance materials, miscellaneous supplies, and small tools that are available for use by each of the departments within the Division of Public Works as well as other departments throughout the City.