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Approval of the Revised FY 2024 Fleet Equipment Replacement List/Schedule Amending the Type and Description of Some Equipment and Respective Budget Amount to Reflect the Changes
Recommended Motion
I move that Council approve the revised FY 2024 Fleet Equipment Replacement list/schedule and respective budget to amend the type and description of some equipment and to reflect the increase costs for the acquisition of equipment as amended on Attachment A.
County Manager's Recommendation
The County Manager recommends that Council approve the motion as presented.
Body
During the Fiscal Year 2024 County budget hearings, County Council approved the Fleet Equipment Replacement budget that included $380,000 for the replacement of five Police Units, $374,000 for the replacement of an Automated Side Loader Refuse Truck, and a total of $371,000 for the purchase of a Roll-Off Truck with Grapple attachment.
As a result of increases in market pricing from inflationary pressures, current equipment replacement costs for these items exceed the original approved budget. Please see Attachment A for updated Equipment Replacement list for these items comparing the adopted and current actual costs. See Attachment B for the adopted FY 2024 Fleet Equipment Replacement list.
Police vehicles are utilized for the safety of the community. Police Department staff requested a change to vehicle type for three of the five replacement vehicles from Sport Utility Vehicles (SUV’s) to 3/4 Ton Pickup Trucks to serve the Bomb and Tactical teams given the amount and weight of equipment these teams require for transport. Further, these vehicles provide a higher towing capacity to tow the bomb trailer and newly acquired off highway utility vehicle (UTV). Quotes for the replacement Police vehicles are included as Attachment C.
The Automated Side loader and the Roll-Off truck with Grapple attachment are vital pieces of equipment for the Environmental Services Division. For example, the Automa...
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