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ORANGE COUNTY 0�[ BOARD OF cmMoSszomEms Action Agenda � acoaom AGENDA vr^M ABSTRACT Item No'__ /� MEETING DATE December 14, 1982 Subject: Vehicle Replacement 1oepartment: County--------- ---� | |Public Hearing: yes y � no ` Information Contact: �� a - � �} : Yes Manager's Office Phone Number: 732'8181 ext 501 PUo*mCSE, To consider authorizing additional replacements for law enforcement operations within the 1902-83 budget year. NEED: The police services plan being instituted for the County by the new Sheriff calls for more emphasis being placed on patrol and responsiveness to calls for service. Besides having the effect of placing more personnel in the field during each shift there is increased demand for Sheriff vehicles being in nood operating condition. An obstacle to this is the advanced age and mileage of the 15 current vehicles which was only partly alleviated by the replacement of 4 units planned under the 1982-83 budget. The need exists for replacing more than the 4 units, because of condition, and raising the total available vehicles to 19: 9 for patrol - 7 regular manning and 2 for extra coverage on non-court days 3 for supervisory personnel 2 for civil process 2 for back-up for downtime 1 for van for prisoner transport 2 for ABC enforcement The Sheriff makes the following proposal to do this: 1. Dispose of the 3 court-confiscated vehicles and accept the 2 ABC units, 2. Replace vehicles number 2, 5, 6 and 7 with the capital funds budgeted for replacement. These units will have mileage exceeding the criterion amount by the time the new units are delivered in March 1983. Retain 2 of the older units for back-up. 3. Replace vehicles number 8, 9, 10 and 15 (respective odometer readings are 99,676, 107,478, 94,521 , 120`168) now by securing 4 used highway patrol units. Cost would be $3,000 each for 1979 Chevrolet 4 door Impala units with 60,000 to 65,000 miles. See Sheriff memo of December 8. The effect of the changes would be to increase the fleet to the desired number (19), eliminate high-cost confiscated units and upgrade 8 existing units. IMPACT' Cost would be S12,000 for the used Highway Patrol units. Part of this cost IMPACT: would be offset by the salvage value of the units replucnd. Operating cost should not be greater on the 4 units' However an unknown factor is the effect of increased total miles that will be driven by all Sheriff vehicles stemming from the increased emphasis on patrol. Some of the cost will be mitigated by the Sheriff's willingness to rotate the cars being driven. RECOMMENDATION: Approve the purchase of the 4 Highway Patrol units with source funds to come from transfer from the contingency account and salvage value proceeds to be credited back to that account.