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9 <br /> 1 Purpose of Fund: <br /> 2 In FY 2012-13, the Commissioner Approved Budget established a second Internal Service <br /> 3 Fund, for County vehicle purchases. Internal Service Funds are an accounting device used to <br /> 4 accumulate and allocate costs internally among the functions of the County. Historically, the <br /> 5 County has used an internal service fund to account for one activity— its employee dental <br /> 6 insurance program. With the creation of this Vehicle Replacement Fund, vehicles purchased <br /> 7 occur through this fund instead of the departments' operating budgets. The change <br /> 8 centralizes vehicle purchases, which increases the effectiveness of vehicle performance and <br /> 9 cost monitoring. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Recommendations are founded upon vehicle age, mileage, maintenance costs, fuel <br /> 12 efficiency, and departmental mission need. The average age and accumulated mileage of <br /> 13 the recommended replacement are 15 years and 148,000 miles respectively. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Recommended replacement vehicle platforms are the Toyota Prius for administrative, <br /> 16 highway and street use; the Chevrolet Captiva for moderate all-terrain use; the Chevrolet All <br /> 17 Wheel Drive Equinox for heavy all-terrain use; the Ford Transit Connect for highway utility, <br /> 18 service and light cargo use; the Ford F150 (both two and four wheel drive) for heavy utility use <br /> 19 with the 4x4 option for heavy all-terrain use for Environmental Health, Emergency Services, <br /> 20 and DEAPR ( Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation) missions; and <br /> 21 the Chevrolet Tahoe for non-jail law enforcement use. All platforms are evaluated for <br /> 22 department mission utility, durability, maintenance standardization, and fuel efficiency. <br /> 23 <br /> 24 The list below outlines recommended vehicle requests for FY 2013-14. Pricing is based upon <br /> 25 current State Contract rates. During the early fall, staff will provide a complete list of <br /> 26 recommended, debt financed , vehicle purchases, for the BOCC's consideration. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 FY 2013-14 Recommended Vehicles <br /> Department Item Description Cost <br /> Asset Management Ford Transit Connect- replaces#532 2001 Dodge pick-up $24,547 <br /> Services <br /> Department of Ford F150 4x4 Crew Cab truck- replaces#533 1996 GM truck $24,635 <br /> Environment, Agriculture, F350 15 passenger van- replaces#424 1999 Dodge $24,181 <br /> Parks and Recreation Passenger van <br /> F550 Light dump truck- replaces#471 1995 Ford F250 $35,724 <br /> Dump truck <br /> Emergency Services 2 Ford F150 4x4 Crew Cab Trucks- Replaces#663 2006 $95,206 <br /> Ford Expedition (destroyed by fire) and #698 2006 Ford <br /> Expedition (existing EMS Supervisor); included aftermarket <br /> Upfit costs <br /> Freightliner/Excellence Ambulance to replace aging Wheeled $236,136 <br /> Coach ambulance unit (Emergency Medical Services); <br /> includes aftermarket upfit costs <br /> Health 3 Ford F150 4x4 trucks- replaces Environmental health Ford $58,216 <br /> Rangers#388 (1997), #414 (1998), and#421 (1999) <br /> Toyota Prius- replaces#455 2000 Dodge Stratus $24,045 <br /> Housing, Human Rights, Toyota Prius- replaces#498 2000 Dodge Intrepid $24,045 <br /> And Community <br /> Development <br /> Planning and Inspections 2 Chevrolet Captiva Front Wheel Drive vehicles- replaces $38,045 <br /> Ford Ranges#450 (2000) and #464 (2000) <br /> Sheriff 6 Chevrolet Tahoes- replacements for Ford Crown Victoria $140,785 <br /> Interceptors (Non-Jail Operations) <br />