Running Your Highway Department
2026 Spring Dates and County Locations for the Running Your Highway Department Workshops:
- 3/24/26 - Orange County (New Hampton)
- 3/25/26 - Albany County (Voorheesville)
- 3/26/26 - Oneida County (Oriskany)
- 4/21/26 - Chemung County (Elmira)
- 4/22/26 - Monroe County (Rochester)
- 4/23/26 - Cattaraugus County (Ellicottville)
Who should attend
Recently elected or appointed town or village highway superintendents or public works officials who supervise staff.
Participants taking this course will be able to:
- Compare and contrast various highway department organizational structures.
- Calculate efficiency of various highway department operations.
- Locate critical resources needed to manage the department.
- List the assets of the department and develop simple replacement plans.
- Identify the proper budget lines to use and describe various budgeting methods.
- Propose asset management plans to the board.
Workshop Details
- Cost - $90 per attendee
- Timing of workshops
- Workshops typically run from 8:30am - 3:00pm and lunch will be served.
Workshop-Related Materials
- Running Your HWY Dept. Manual
- Budget needs spreadsheet
- Estimating project costs spreadsheet (appendix 12)
- Blank worksheet
- Personnel policy
- Emergency Action Plan Poster
- Sample Voucher (appendix 5)
- Sample Snow & Ice Policy Information
- Sample 284 agreement (appendix 4)
- Vehicle Inspection Forms (appendix 9)
- Inquiry/Service Request Form (appendix 14)
- Emergency Action Plan (pdf)
- Emergency Action Plan (Word doc)
