The Department of Public Works is operated by the Town of Wellesley, which also maintains finance and fire departments. The department is comprised of engineering, park and highway, recycling and disposal, water, sewer and street lighting programs, as well as management services. Its programs are funded from general tax revenues. The department offers engineering and technical services for developing and constructing town s facilities. The Department of Public Works has a management services division that manages, directs and supports the activities of the department. The department offers recycling, refuse management and transfer facility maintenance services. Its divisions administer the repair and maintenance of roads and streets, street signs, sidewalks, and various surface and subsurface drainage systems.