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Animals

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Dead in Road	City	Street	620-340-6339
Small Animals	City	Animal Control	620-342-4225
At Large	City	Animal Control	620-342-4225
Chickens	City	Animal Control	620-342-4275
Livestock Permits	City	City Clerk	620-343-4243
Exotic Animals	City	Animal Control	620-342-4225
Deer/Large Animal	N/A	Wildlife & Parks	N/A

Buildings & Structures

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Unsafe Structures	City	Code Services	620-343-4270
Dilapidated / Unkept	City	Housing Specialist	620-343-4275

Streets & Roads

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Curb and Gutter Repair	City	Public Works	620-340-6339
Driveway Standards	City	Engineering	620-343-4260
Intersection Obstruction - Single Triangle Inspection	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4260
Street Obstruction	City	Street Department	620-340-6339
Pothole	City	Street Department	620-340-6339
Traffic Signals	City	Street Department	620-340-6339
Ice / Snow (8 am to 5 pm)	City	Street Department	620-340-6339
Ice / Snow (after hours)	City	Street Department	620-341-4335

Permits & Questions

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Signs	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4268
Fences	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4268
Parking Lots	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4268
Right-of-Way Excavation	City	Engineering	620-343-4260
Right-of-Way Obstruction	City	Engineering	620-343-4260

Sanitary Sewer

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Service	City / Owner; City will investigate	Underground Utilities	620-340-6339
Backup	City / Owner; City will investigate	Underground Utilities	620-340-6339
Slow Draining	City / Owner; City will investigate	Underground Utilities	620-340-6339

Sanitation Billing & Service

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Sanitation Billing and Service	City	Water Service	620-343-4244
Change in Service	City	Public Works	620-340-6339
Complaint	City	Public Works	620-340-6339

Sidewalks

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Trees / Bushes / Debris	Owner	Property Maintenance	620-343-4260
Automobiles	City	Police Department	620-343-4200
Broken / Unsafe	City	Engineering	620-343-4260

Easement Maintenance

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Over-Vegetated Ditches	Owner	Public Works	620-340-6339
Drainage Ways	Owner	Property Owner	620-343-4260
Fire Hydrant Obstruction	City	Fire Department	620-343-4230
Grass & Weeds	Owner	Fire Department	620-343-4230

Junked Vehicles

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
In the City on Public Property	City	Police Department	620-343-4200
In the City on Private Residential Property	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4275
In the City on Private Commercial Property	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4268
Metropolitan Planning Area	City	Planning / Zoning	620-343-4268

Garbage & Recycling

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Transfer Station/Recycling	City	Public Works	620-340-6339
Questions about Hours / Accepted Materials	City	Transfer Station	620-340-6360
Trash and Junk	City	Property Maintenance	620-343-4275

Trees & Tree Limbs

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Dead Trees - Private	Owner	Refer to Tree Service	N/A
Dead Trees in Right of Way	Owner	Property Maintenance	620-343-4260
Stump Cutter / Right of Way	City	Park	620-341-4365
Limbs Over Sidewalk	Owner	Property Maintenance	620-343-4260
Blocking Street Signs	City	Police Department	620-343-4200

Locating Utilities

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
Physical	City	Public Works	620-340-6339
Planning / Design	City	Engineering	620-343-4260

Water Leaks

Complaint	Responsibility	Department	Phone Number
During Business Hours	City	Water Service	620-343-4244
After Hours	City	Water Service	620-341-4335
Water Quality	City	Water Plant	620-340-6370
Water Service	City	Water Service	620-343-4244

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