You’re cleaning up after dinner, and with a simple flip of the faucet handle, clean and clear water pours into your sink. Later that night, you pull the trash container out to the curb, and magically, the next morning it’s empty and ready for you to fill again. These are just a few of the many services carried out by Glendale’s Public Works departments. Toiling away behind the scenes, the more than 600 employees of Public Works are striving hard to make sure you, the citizen, can go on with your day seamlessly.

The Public Works Group is composed of four departments, they are the Engineering, Field Operations, Transportation, and Utilities departments. The group has a total budget that accounts for approximately 34 percent of the total city-operating budget.

According to Ken Reedy, Deputy City Manager over Public Works, “Our group includes professional men and women who, 24 hours a day - 365 days a year, provide some of the most essential of city services to our citizens and customers. They are the unsung heroes of our society who serve the public good with quite dedication.”

Kenneth A. Reedy, P.E., Deputy City Manager
Public Works

Ken came to the city in February 1985, as City Engineer. Prior to his employment with the city, he was City Engineer in Grand Junction, Colorado. Prior to government employment, he worked for consulting engineering companies for 13 years. He is a registered engineer and land surveyor in Colorado, Arizona and Oregon. His professional affiliations include the American Society of Civil Engineers, the American Public Works Association (Past Chapter President for the Arizona Chapter) and the International City Managers Association.

Ken has a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering from Colorado State University.

(Please select any of the above quick links to learn more about the many services provided by the Public Works Group.)