Public Works Department

The Town of Florence’s Public Works Department plays a vital role in keeping the
community running smoothly by maintaining, improving, and supporting the
essential infrastructure that residents rely on every day. Comprised of four key
divisions – Engineering, Facilities Maintenance, Fleet Maintenance, and Streets –
the department ensures that the town’s infrastructure is not only functional but
adapts with the needs of the community. These divisions are involved in a wide
range of critical day-to-day operations, including overseeing public infrastructure
projects, maintaining and repairing town buildings, and keeping roadways safe,
clean, and in good condition.

Florence Transportation Planning Study

Traffic Alert

Upcoming Road Work – Adamsville Road


The Town of Florence Streets Department will be conducting an in-house striping project on the center lane of Adamsville Road, from Plant Road to the Town’s western boundary, on Tuesday, April 29.


  • Work is scheduled to begin at 8:00 a.m.
  • The project is expected to take approximately 5 to 7 hours.
  • One lane will be closed during this time, and traffic control will be in place with flaggers on-site to assist motorists.

Drivers are encouraged to use caution in the area and allow for extra travel time. Thank you for your patience as we work to maintain and improve our roadways.

The mission of the Facility Maintenance Division is to provide, protect, and maintain the Town of Florence’s physical assets, such as buildings, properties, equipment, and to ensure a safe working environment in a cost-effective manner for its employees and citizens.

The Facility Maintenance staff is comprised of custodial services and maintenance personnel.

The maintenance staff provides services to most of the town-owned/occupied buildings. Maintenance activities involve carpentry, plumbing, masonry, heating, and air conditioning repair.

Our custodial staff and maintenance crew maintains a total of 142,767 sq. ft.

The mission of the Fleet Maintenance Division is to provide and maintain vehicles and equipment in support of the Town of Florence’s various departments and divisions. Our goal and commitment is to do this in a proficient, professional, and courteous manner.

The Fleet Maintenance Division is responsible for the maintenance and repair of most of the equipment and vehicles of the Town of Florence. The division has a full-service maintenance shop with six (6) equipped bays. Our staff insures that proper maintenance is performed for equipment longevity and safety.

Services are provided for the Senior Center, Streets, Cemetery, Sanitation, Police, Facility Maintenance, Administration, Parks and Recreation, Water/Wastewater, and the Fire Department except for the large fire trucks which are outsourced.

Fleet Maintenance responsibilities include:
Vehicular fleet maintenance
Preventative maintenance
Unscheduled repair
Quality control
Inventory control

The Streets Division is responsible for the upkeep and maintenance of our town streets, drainage facilities, traffic control devices, and public rights-of-way. Our primary duties are described as follows: grading shoulders and unpaved roads, filling potholes, chip sealing, weed control and tree trimming in rights-of-way, drainage channel cleaning, maintaining streets and alleyways, cleaning and sweeping debris and litter from paved streets, providing emergency storm and flood protection, overseeing street projects, crack sealing, and sidewalk repair.

The functions described above are to provide the motoring public and transportation industry with a road and bridge system which is protected, preserved, and well-maintained in order to maximize infrastructure life at minimum long-term cost, and to ensure a safe and efficient transportation system, as per Town Code and statutes.

The Public Works Superintendent focuses on our extensive street pavement maintenance program by using varying degrees of repair, construction, and installation.

Because of the wide spectrum of services that we provide the Town of Florence, we are required to employ people with a wide scope of skills, talent, and equipment. Being armed with this level of proficiency tends to make our division the target for an even greater variety of requests.

Location

Contact Us

Address:
444 N. Warner Street
PO Box 2670
Florence, AZ 85132

Phone: 520-868-7620
Fax: 520-868-7639
Hours:
Monday – Friday: 6 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Public Works Staff

Dan Cisco
Public Works Superintendent
(520) 251-0735
dan.cisco@florenceaz.gov
Miguel Valenzuela
Streets Foreman
520-451-1468
miguel.valenzuela@florenceaz.gov
Larrry Garcia
Fleet Manager
(520) 868-7616
larry,garcia@florenceaz.gov
Jennifer Shaffer
Management Analyst
(520) 868-7614
jennifer.shaffer@florenceaz.gov
Jerry Folk
Facilities Maintenance Manager
(520) 868-7646
jerry.folk@florenceaz.gov
Brian Turcotte
Engineering Technician
(520) 868-7041
brian.turcotte@florenceaz.gov