Our Mission Statement
To efficiently maintain the public infrastructure and provide services to ensure the safety and well-being of our residents.

Our Responsibilities
The Public Works Department is responsible for maintaining the safe and efficient passage of traffic on the City's 813 miles of roads, bridges, sidewalks and bikeways. It is also responsible for maintaining and repairing storm drains, canals and other water control structures to protect homes and infrastructure from standing or flowing stormwater.  Public Works also ensures the integrity of the potable water supply for customers whenever water is withdrawn from waterways for potable water uses.

The following is a list of activities performed by the Public Works Department and its personnel:

• Maintaining (re-grading) swales
• Rehabilitating canals and retention ditches
• Replacing culverts
• Traffic sign installation and replacement
• Traffic markings
• Pothole and street repairs

Department Structure                                                                                                            The Public Works Department is comprised of four separate Divisions which perform services for the residents of North Port. Each Division Head reports directly to the Public Works Director. There is a link to our Organizational Chart at the bottom of this page for further information.

There are three (3) Divisions which receive their funding through the Road and Drainage District. 

• Administration Division
• Operations Division
• Infrastructure Management Division

and one (1) Division which receives funding through the Solid Waste District. 

• Solid Waste Division

Division Heads are as follows:

• Administration Division - Lynn Banish, Business Manager 
• Operations Division - Bill Vest, Operations Manager
• Infrastructure Management Division - Timothy Lawrence, P.E., Engineer
• Solid Waste Division - Monica Bramble, Manager

You may reach our offices or any member of our staff through our main Customer Service telephone number which is (941) 240-8050. Our business hours are Monday thru Friday 8:00 am - 5:00 pm.

Click here to see the Organizational Chart
as of May 2007

History of the Road and Drainage District                                                                             The Road & Drainage District is a dependent special taxing district of the City of North Port established to maintain the public road and drainage infrastructure within the city. The District funds the Operations of the Public Works Department. The District is funded by an annual non-ad valorem assessment which, for most properties (single family residential lots), was $120 for fiscal year 2006-07. Other current assessment rates include $189.60 for multi-family units, $312 for commercial lots, and $459.60 for developed tract acres.

Until June, 2005, the rate was $49 for single family lots, however, revenue from the assessments was not sufficient to fund the operations of the District as a result of the increase in service demand from significant population growth. The District was in need of additional resources, including personnel and equipment. Consequently, Public Resources Management Group, Inc. (PRMG), a financial and management consultant, was contracted in December, 2004 to conduct a rate study. The study did not include a methodology study.

The PRMG study of June, 2005 recommended a rate increase of 340% for the 2005-06 fiscal year, however the city implemented a rate increase of 204%, which increased the assessment for single family residential lots from $49 to $100. The rates were subsequently increased by 20% by the city for fiscal year 2006-07.

The enabling ordinance of the Road & Drainage District requires a rate and methodology study to be done at least every three years.