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Fleet Management oversees the maintenance, acquisition, disposal, and fueling of the citys 1,300 fleet units made up of automobiles, light, medium & heavy trucks, construction & industrial equipment, tractors and other miscellaneous pieces. Fleet Management does not handle the acquisition and maintenance of the Fire Department equipment, coal-handling equipment at Macintosh power plant and certain smaller items of equipment.
The Fleet Management division provides service during daytime and evening shifts by a staff of 35 full-time employees. Most repairs are accomplished in-house, but certain specialized work such as transmission repair, frame and axle work, glass and upholstery repairs, along with major accident repairs are contracted with local shops. Regularly used parts inventory is kept on hand and most common parts are purchased through local automotive supply houses. Fleet Management also fabricates custom accessories for equipment such as tool boxes, pipe racks, and step bumpers. The maintenance operation generates about 8,000 work orders every year. In FY 06, 8,676 work orders were written which generated total revenues of approximately $3, 800,000.
Annual fleet replacement purchases consist of approximately 100 units totaling about $4,000,000. In FY 07, 98 units were acquired at an approximate cost of $4,200,000. The vast majority of vehicle disposals occur through a local auction firm who has the awarded bid for this service.
Fleet Management dispenses about 1,000,000 gallons of unleaded, diesel and ethanol fuel each year. The FY 07 budget for fuel is $3,300,000. |
