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Responsibilities <br />i Assigns responsibilities among: <br />^ Energy Conservation Task Group <br />^ Manager <br />^ Public Works Department <br />^ Purchasing & Central Services Director <br />^ Department Heads <br />^ Employees who operate vehicles <br />Fuel Use Action Plan <br />^ Provides for annual Fuel Conservation Action Plan <br />^ Jointly developed with Energy Task Group, Public Works, others <br />^ Identify specific actions to conserve fuel and increase use of alternative fuels <br />^ Review of vehicle replacement report <br />^ Developed and submitted to BOCC during annual budget process <br />Fuel Use Standards <br />Provides for fuel use standards including: <br />^ Alternative fuel vehicles <br />^ Driving practices <br />^ Maintenance standards <br />• Vehicle Acquisition Process <br />^ Written, systematic process for consideration of vehicle needs, including: <br />. Annual vehicle condition report -existing vehicles <br />. Determination if vehicle needs to be acquired or replaced <br />. Determination if alternative fuel vehicle meets needs <br />. Report and recommendation to Manager <br />. Manager decision as to specific vehicle <br />Programs <br />Programs to support fuel conservation including: <br />^ Employee awareness <br />^ Incentives <br />^ Preventative maintenance and so forth <br />Reporting/Performance Measures <br />Provides for.• <br />^ Obtaining information and reporting to assess progress <br />^ Using information to benchmark and measure performance <br />Measuring Success <br />We are looking for.• <br />^ Straight reduction in fuel consumption <br />• ^ Increase in average miles per gallon for fleet <br />