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Description of Duties
- Acquisition of utility interests
- Project notification and plan submittals to utilities
- Waivers of statutory notice
- Relocation reimbursement agreements
- Disclaimers of interest in realty
- Coordinate revisions to utility accommodation policy
- Distribution, filing and maintenance of local systems mailings (E-mail, Web and hard copy)
- Street Finance Report
- Maintain and publish local jurisdictions information on office Web site
- Web site maintenance
- Administer federal and state programs for counties
- Liaison to counties and county organizations
- Administer review of county budgets, programs and annual reports
- Review and revise rural design criteria
- Cultural interchange team representative
- Iowa County Engineers Association (ICEA) Service Bureau Computer Committee
- ICEA Conference Planning Committee
- Monitor inspection and documentation of city and county projects
- Maintain project records
- Organize and conduct FieldManager training and provide limited support
- Organize and conduct work zone safety training
- Organize and conduct federal-aid contract administration training for local agencies
- Maintain office copies of Iowa DOT manuals
- ICEA Conference Planning Committee
- New Products Committee
- Maintain Iowa DOT Scedule of Equipment Rates
- Work Zone Traffic Safety committee member
- ICEA winter and mid-year conferences planning committee member
- Administer federal and state programs for cities
- Liaison to cities and city organizations
- Statewide Urban Design and Specifications (SUDAS) Committee representative
- Review and revise urban design criteria
- Administer Street Finance Report
- Traffic Safety Improvement Program (TSIP) Advisory Committee
- Oversee review of inactive obligations list
- Monitor Farm-to-Market (FM) fund balances and cash flow
- Monitor county Highway Bridge Program (HBP) balances
- Organize and conduct work zone safety training
- Assist with FieldManager support
- Assist with review of rural design criteria
- Computer Aided Design and Detail (CADD) specialist
- TSIP Advisory Committee alternate
- Prepare semi-annual transfer of jurisdiction (TJ) report
- Clerical support for agreements
- Process utility payments
- Prepare staff actions
- Copy and mail plans for utilities
- Administrative and general office support
- Administrative support for director and deputy director
- Time sheets and expenses
- Conference coordination and registration
- Assist with office budget
- Web site maintenance
- Process Local Technology Assistance Program (LTAP) and ICEA Service Bureau payments
- City and county primary highway pre-design, pre-construction, right-of-way, and TJ agreements
- Bi-state and border bridge agreements
- Park and institutional road agreements
- TSIP agreements
- Mitigation agreements
- Develop and maintain city and county agreement shells for various state and federal programs
- Highway Division Automation Resource Group (HIDARG) Committee representative
- Supervise office staff and administer office functions
- Serve as liaison to local, state and federal agencies
- Acquisition of utility interests
- Project notification and plan submittals to utilities
- Waivers of statutory notice
- Relocation reimbursement agreements
- Disclaimers of interest in realty
- Assist with review and approval of county budgets, programs and annual reports
- Prepare and maintain mainframe computer reports (bridge listings, city and county priority point rankings)
- Monitor city bridge programs (federal and state)
- Monitor county bridge program (state)
- Assist with inactive obligations review
Vacant
Deputy director
- Oversee administration of federal and state programs for
cities and counties
- Coordinate development of and revisions to policies, procedures and guides for local agencies
- Office administration and special projects
- Legislative, regulatory and policy research analysis
- Oversee office Web site maintenance
- Oversee development and preparation of primary and local systems agreements
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) complaints and policy guidance
- LTAP contract administrator
- Title VI and equal employment opportunity officer for Local Systems
Office of Local Systems
Iowa Department of Transportation800 Lincoln Way
Ames, Iowa 50010
Phone: 515-239-1528
Fax: 515-239-1966
Iowa DOT utility coordination contacts
District contact information