HomeMy WebLinkAbout(2016, 02/09) - F-9 - AmendedCITY VEHICLE/EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENT GUIDELINES
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F-9
To establish a policy to provide a funding mechanism to ensure that the full service life
of each City vehicle or item of equipment is utilized to its fullest potential, provide for
funding timelines and implement uniform guidelines among all departments.
POLICY:
The Municipal Operations Department shall inspect the equipment annually after the
vehicle/ equipment has reached its useful life - to determine the appropriateness of
replacing each piece of equipment in conjunction with the assigned Department. All
non -emergency vehicles shall be replaced based on, but not limited to, the following
factors; expected service life, lifecycle maintenance costs, fuel efficiency, purchase price
(cost), environmental rating etc. The City will actively seek opportunities to use cleaner
burning fuels and higher efficiency vehicles when possible.
Should the expected life of the equipment be less than expected, the Municipal
Operations Department in conjunction with the Finance Department and the assigned
Department will make a recommendation to the City Manager or his designee on the
disposition and replacement of equipment.
It shall be- the policy_of_the _City that the funding -and replacement_of all motor vehicles__
shall be normally based on the. expected service life and condition of the vehicle
described on the following schedule:
Vehicle/Equipment
Police Patrol /Traffic Vehicles
Police Motorcycles
Police Detective / Plain Vehicles
Beach Vehicles / ATVs
Sedans / Station Wagons / SUVs
Pickup Trucks (1/4 to 3/4 Ton)
Vans
Ambulances (commercial chassis)
Ambulances - Reserve
Heavy Trucks (1 Ton and larger)
Beach Cleaners
Street Sweepers,
Small Boats / Personal Watercraft
Large Emergency Boats
Heavy Equipment
Schedule for Replacement
75,000 miles or 4 years
75,000 miles or 5 years
80,000 miles or 8 years
4 years
120,000 miles or 12 years
100,000 miles or 10 years
100,000 miles or 10 years
100,000 miles or 8 years
4 years
120,000 miles or 12 years
8 years
10 years
10 years
25 years
10 years or 5,000 hours
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Vehicle/Equipment
Trailers
Vactors /Sewer Rodders
Welders, Saws, Pumps
Transfer Equipment (Radios/ Beacons)
Fire Engines - Frontline
Fire Trucks - Frontline
Fire Engine - Reserve
Fire Truck - Reserve
Schedule for Replacement
10 years
10 years
13 years
10 years
13 years
15 years
5-7 years
10-15 years
F-9
Fire engines, trucks and ambulances are placed within stations as frontline vehicles
when they are purchased. They will remain in a frontline status until the expected
useful life is over. At that time, the engines and trucks will be placed in reserve status
for an additional period of time as described above.
Adopted - December 14,1992
Amended - January 24,1994
Amended - March 27,1995
Amended - May 8, 2001
Amended - October 27, 2015
Amended - February 9, 2016
Formerly F-26
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