Richard Sealana
Public Works Superintendent

Telephone (510) 675-5337
Fax (510) 675-0463
rsealana@ci.union-city.ca.us

This program provides for administration, training, record keeping, clerical and supervision for all Buildings and Grounds activities including the following:

• Training and supervision of 17 Buildings and Grounds personnel.
• Documentation and reports for City Council, public works director, and city manager
• Management of computerized data base for city wide tree inventory, work order system, and daily worksheets
• Contract administration such as janitors, electrical, plumbers, tree contractors, and HAVC systems. We administer approximately $235,700 a year of contract labor
• Assures compliance with mandated OSHA, EPA, ADA, and Dept. of Toxic Substances
• Program budgeting, payment, and analysis
• Assessment engineering for Landscape and Lighting District
• Plan check and review of landscape, buildings and horticultural services as required by the Public Works Department
• Project Manager for city park and landscape projects
• Public information and complaint resolution
• Expert witness for the city as needed for legal matters
• Administration of water conservation ordinance
• Administration of tree ordinance
• Pest control advisor for city as required by the Dept. of Pesticide Regulations
• Staffing to the Park and Recreation Commission and the Tree and Landscape Review Board
• Landscape and irrigation review and inspection
• Emergency preparedness and training for employees
• Public works safety officer
• Grant administration, research, and application. In the past year we have been successful in obtaining over $450,000 of grant monies
• Administration of work furlough program. This is about 10,400 hours a year of labor from our court system