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R��rR f Utilities Services/Solid Waste Disposal District P� ( Departmental Structure and functions The Utilities Services Department employs a diverse staff of approximately 100 employees in the office and in the field . The Solid Waste Disposal District employs approximately fifty-one staff members , forty of which work in three field operating divisions . Y The Solid Waste Disposal District , organizationally, works under the Utilities Services Department . However, in terms of budget , this District is a separate entity . The major duties of the Solid Waste Disposal District include: environmental compliance , surface water sampling and analysis , permitting , commercial waste , and landfills . The Solid Waste Disposal District is divided into the following four divisions : Administration - ( Accounting, Engineering , and Office Staff) Three Operating Divisions (field personnel ) o Landfill Division Recycling Division Refuse Division y The Utilities Services Department consists of a merger of three distinct departments: Water System , Sewer System , and Solid Waste Management . The main responsibility of the Utilities Services Department is to ensure the public health and safety of the County ' s water supply . Three basic parts to the water supply include source , treatment , and distribution . Other responsibilities include : • Administration • Customer Service • Assessments • Engineering • Conservation • Water/ Wastewater Facilities Administration /Customer Service The Administration Office oversees all of the Departments, administers regulations , and ensures the smooth flow of operations . Management staff includes the following : Director of Utility Services Assistant Director of Utility Services Operations Manager • Manager of Capital Projects Supervisor of Customer Service and Billing Assessments The Board of County Commissioners may provide for local services or improvements to encompass : streets and roads , water and sewage systems , water and sewage treatment plants, drainage, street lighting , sidewalks , and such other services or facilities which may be deemed essential as determined by the Board of County Commissioners , based on special assessments that are issued through Indian River County ordinance number # 92-28 . This ordinance includes the following : requirements and form of petitions , publication and adoption of the services or improvements , preliminary assessment rolls and hearing , notice to owners of final assessment rolls , payment of assessments , assessments to become liens and providing authority to borrow funds . 136 GIS Needs Assessment and Implementation Plan Chapter I - Departmental GIS Needs Assessment