The Public Utility Bureau provides service and billing for water, sewer, and trash collection to properties in Akron and a few extended areas in other surrounding communities.
Daily work loads of the department include:
- Drive by meter readings,
- Recordings
- Billings for properties (tenant, landlord, owner-occupied)
Auto readers and shut-offs are under frequent installation.
Chris Ludle became director of the department in 2004. Chris began work for Akron as a mechanical inspector in the building inspection division, then switched to sewer maintenance, and finally Director of the department