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2 <br /> With regard to County owned vehicles and equipment, the County has historically funded those <br /> through its ten year Capital Investment Plan (CIP). Examples of the types of purchases made <br /> with annually appropriated monies include replacement of some portion of the Sheriffs vehicle <br /> fleet and Emergency Services vehicles, including ambulances, as well as replacement of other <br /> County department vehicles and major equipment (not including Information Technology-related <br /> equipment). <br /> As a complement to the County's Environmental Responsibility Goal and energy conservation <br /> measures, staff is currently updating the Vehicle Replacement Standards to ensure that future <br /> vehicle purchases are in accordance with Board adopted goals and policies. Over the next <br /> months, staff will work with individual departments to explore various options for meeting <br /> departmental equipment and vehicle needs. The Manager will approve all individual vehicle <br /> and equipment purchases before the items are ordered. At this time, staff anticipates the <br /> need to pursue funding arrangements that include a thirty-six month period and another for a <br /> period of fifty-nine months. The life expectancy and cost of the equipment or vehicle would <br /> determine the length of financing. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: The first two pages of Attachment 1 of this abstract, summarize the <br /> annual appropriation for each Board approved capital project ordinance for the current fiscal <br /> year. Individual capital project ordinances (included in Attachment 1) provide additional funding <br /> details related to each project's funding source along with expenditure budget details. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board of County <br /> Commissioners approve the attached County Capital Project Ordinances. <br />