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Your Little Rock Wastewater provides several functions along
with multiple layers of services within each.
The Finance & Administration Division is responsible for
reporting financial data, housing employee records and purchasing
all LRW equipment and supplies. Jim Barham is the Manager
of this three-section division which includes Accounting,
Human Resources and Purchasing.
Accounting provides regular reporting of overall financial
statements; posting accounts payable and receivable; recording
all cost related to the capital improvement program, and processing
biweekly and semimonthly payrolls. Through joint efforts with
the Legal and Engineering Services divisions, the LRW secured
$41 million in construction loans. As a result of the Average
Winter Consumption (AWC) method of billing, the accounting
staff has assumed a major role in providing customer service
which has included increased calls from customers about sewer
rates, and reviewing more than 600 accounts to determine if
the AWC rate had changed since previous AWC periods.
From implementing a family-friendly employee benefit such
as healthy heart assessments and fitness club memberships,
to the coordination of the annual United Way campaign, Human
Resources (HR) is involved in the day-to-day operations of
LRW. During 2003, HR assisted in implementing a new security
procedure for employee entrance to all LRW facilities.
On the Purchasing side, employees provide support by coordinating
the purchase and inventory of all LRW equipment and supplies
in accordance with all state and federal regulatory requirements.
During 2003, the department worked with the Maintenance Division
in securing bids for over $700,000 in new equipment.
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