EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE
Equipment Maintenance Superintendent: Ron Mahan rmahan@newtonma.gov (617)796-1470
Responsibilities include:
- Maintaining 650 city vehicles and motorized equipment in proper operating condition
- Overseeing a preventive maintenance program for the city fleet
- Advising executive staff on vehicle replacement and equipment purchases
Accomplishments in FY2010:
- Designed and built plow attachments for four rental skid steer loaders for improved sidewalk snow plowing
- Designed specifications for and purchased new parking meter collection van that provides improved ergonomic benefits for workers lifting the collection canisters
- Purchased new paver to improve City's ability to pave roads in-house
