2 2024 PW Week
Theme:
"Advancing Quality
of Life for All"
4 WHAT IS APWA ACCREDITATION?
The purpose of Accreditation is to
promote and recognize excellence
in the operation and management
of a public works agency utilizing a
five step process.
• PHASE ONE: Self-Assessment
• PHASE TWO: Application
• PHASE THREE: Improvements
• PHASE FOUR: Evaluation
• PHASE FIVE: Accreditation
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FOOTER 7
September 26, 2023 City Council SB 1383 Update 8
Accreditation Evaluators Visit April 2-4, 2024
• Annual audits conducted by South Bayside Waste
Management Authority – SCS Engineers contract
• Most recent in early August – total of 78
commercial and residential addresses
reviewed in Belmont
• Bin monitoring notice provided to residents
• Checked proper sorting of compost materials
in 3 containers
• Route review cart tags
• Beginning January 2024, jurisdictions must take
action against non-compliant residences and
businesses.
• SBWMA and SCS Engineers will monitor/tag
• Code Enforcement and Public Work staff
resources issuing fines (per City SB 1383
Ordinance)
• 40 Chapters and 366 Practices were reviewed
• Chapter examples (# of Practices): Engineering
Management (19), Bid Process (6), Human
Resources (39), Stormwater (19), Traffic
Operations (32)
• Bid Process Practice Examples: Advertisement,
Pre-Bid Meetings, Contractor Quals, Bid
Opening, Bid Eval, Bid Award/Rejection
Results:
Three Model Practices: Onboarding, Budget, IT
Strategic Plan
• Area needing improvement: Enforcement
mechanism for private property stormwater
activities
• 87% of practices are compliant, 13% need
improvement. 95% is the threshold
• Completion required by May 16, 2024.
Thank you Belmont
PW Staff for your
amazing efforts
www.belmont.gov