TITLE
Title
PUBLIC SAFETY AND COUNTY VEHICLE REPLACEMENT CAPITAL PROJECT ORDINANCES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
Toy Beeninga, Budget and Management Services
Donald Warn, Finance
Jim Albright, Emergency Services
George Moore, Sheriff’s Office
Raymond Lowe, Fleet
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BACKGROUND
Background
During their July 18 Work Session, the Board of Commissioners discussed vehicle replacements for Fiscal Year 2024-25 and appropriated $1.3 million to finance the purchase of vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office, Emergency Services, and County Fleet. With these funds, utilizing an estimated 5.25% interest rate on a four-year financing, the County could purchase $4.5 million in new vehicles. Maintaining prior year percent allocations, the following amounts are recommended for each area:
• Law Enforcement (46%) - $2,070,000
• Emergency Services (37%) - $1,665,000
• County Fleet (17%) - $765,000
Based on recent quotes, this funding would support:
• Replacing an estimated 33 law enforcement pursuit vehicles, transportation vans, detective vehicles.
• Replacing five (5) ambulances, replace three (3) ambulance boxes, two (2) remounts of existing ambulance boxes, replace nine (9) light duty field vehicles
• Replacing fourteen county (14) vehicles, including one (1) Animal Control vehicle with new box, two (2) Animal Control boxes, two (2) motor pool vehicles, four (4) Facilities vans, three (3) trucks for Inspections, one (1) truck for Parks, one (1) Public Health vehicle, one (1) vehicle for Tax, and one (1) van for Social Services. Increase the overall Fleet by two (2) vehicles, including one (1) vehicle for Security due to additional county facilities and security monitoring, and (1) vehicle for Inspections to complete vehicle purchases for positions added in previous budget cycles.
The included project ordinances will be established to assist with tracking debt proceeds for reporting purposes and to ensure funding remains in place until all vehicles are purchased, as some vehicle deliveries will cross fiscal years. This item also includes a reimbursement resolution, which will allow the county to best time the sell of debt and manage cash flows.
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BUDGET IMPACT
Budget Impact
County Building Construction Fund
FY25 Vehicle Purchase - Law Enforcement
$2,070,000 increase in appropriation
$2,070,000 increase in debt proceeds
FY25 Vehicle Purchase - Emergency Services
$1,665,000 increase in appropriation
$1,665,000 increase in debt proceeds
FY25 Vehicle Purchase - County Fleet
$765,000 increase in appropriation
$765,000 increase in debt proceeds
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REQUESTED ACTION
Requested Action
Establish capital project ordinances for Fiscal Year 2024-25 vehicle purchases totaling $4,500,000 and adopt the reimbursement resolution, in substantial form.
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