Strategic Goal #14

 

Vehicles & Equipment

 

Issue

The District owns and maintains a small vehicle and equipment fleet to support its operations.  We generally plan on replacing pickup trucks and the sedan every 8-10 years and other items of equipment every 12-20 years.  These timeframes are adjusted as necessary based on the use, condition, and importance of each item.  This table lists our items and the years they are planned for replacement.  The cost to replace assumes a 2% annual inflation factor.

 

Item

Model Year

Model

Purchase Price

Year Purchased

Due to Replace

Cost to Replace

Pickup Truck

1997

Ford F-250

$22,972

1997

2006

$30,000

Pickup Truck

1998

Ford F-250

$23,265

1998

2007

$30,000

Sewer Jetter

1996

Harben

$35,431

1996

2008

$50,000

Pickup Truck

2001

Dodge Ram

$20,687

2001

2009

$30,000

Sedan

2002

Ford Taurus

$16,536

2002

2010

$20,000

Dump Truck

1997

Ford F-800

$41,118

1996

2011

$60,000

Pickup Truck

2003

Dodge Ram

$16,765

2003

2011

$30,000

Backhoe

1991

Case 580K

$37,046

1991

2011

$60,000

 

 

Goal

Systematically replace vehicles and equipment needed to support the District’s operations.

 

Strategy

1.      Purchase quality vehicles and maintain them.

2.      Keep vehicles and equipment at least 8 years but no longer than 20 years.

3.      Use the State Purchasing Program to purchase items at competitive prices.

4.      Purchase Ford cars and trucks to standardize the fleet for the ease of operations, maintenance, and service.

 

Cost   (Capital Budget)

Cost to be funded by water and wastewater reserve funds.

 

No impact to monthly water rates.

No impact to monthly sewer rates.

 

Development impact is 0%.