The Departmental Records series of the Public Works records is made up of four sub-series: Municipal Transit Utility, Parking Utility, Streets & Highways, and Water and Waste Water Utility. Municipal Transit Utility materials contain Municipal Transit Utility Board Minutes (1974-1990) and a map of Bus Route lines, 1971. Parking Utility materials contain Parking Utility Board Minutes (1974-1990), Annual Reports (1952-1975; 1979-1987), Monthly Reports (1960-1964; 1969-1981; 1985-1989) and Subject Files which contain a variety of information on the Parking Utility. Streets & Highways materials consist of city-county street program administrative files (1969-1974), and street department monthly statistical reports on street sweeping (1962; 1963-1971; 1973-1974). The city-county street program administered street projects jointly funded by both the City of La Crosse and La Crosse County. The program was abandoned in 1990. Original minutes of the Municipal Transit Utility and Parking Utility are maintained permanently in the City Clerk's office.

The last sub-series, Water and Waste Water Utility, makes up the bulk of Departmental Records. It is divided into Water Utility Board Minutes (1975-1981), Water Department Materials and Waste Water Department Materials. Water Department Materials consist of various contracts for work, reports on city water issues and architectural drawings. Waste Water Department Materials include Sanitary District #1 board minutes (1974-1990) as well as contracts for work, reports on city waste water issues and correspondence with the Department of Natural Resources (1966-1981). Waste Water also includes several architectural drawings. For further information on Water and Waste Water Utility, see La Crosse Series 15 for the Water and Waste Water Utility records. Original minutes of the Board of Sanitary District #1 are maintained permanently in the City Clerk’s office.