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The police division fleet are assigned with four functions which are: patrol, investigations, CSO/Reserve, and administration. Patrol vehicles are dedicated to the patrol section and equipped with all the instruments necessary for police response and cross trained fire response. There are currently twelve vehicles assigned to the patrol section with one vehicle dedicated to our K9 team and one vehicle dedicate to the traffic safety officer. This equates to ten patrol vehicles available to staff assigned to the patrol section. There are four vehicles assigned to the five members of the investigation section. These vehicles are unmarked but have lights and emergency medical equipment. These vehicles are also used by staff for surveillance and “follow” details. Community Service Officer and Police Reserve functions have two vehicles assigned. These vehicles are not fully equipped for use in patrol section, rather they are equipped to provide assistance to the patrol section with prisoner transport, traffic direction at accident scenes or special events, and visible presence in the community. There are three administrative vehicles assigned to the Director, Deputy Director, and Public Safety Captain. Administrative vehicles are used for supervisor/management and emergency response to police and fire scenes. These vehicles have also been used to supplement both the patrol and investigation sections when needed. There are two rubrics we use when determining the appropriate number of vehicles in the fleet. The first measurement is “maximum planned use” and the second is the “fleet management miles per year/maintenance” as recommended by the International City/County Management Association. The industry standard is a three year replacement schedule, but many vehicles are extended past three years when the following factors are considered on a vehicle by vehicle basis: • Current mileage or engine hours • Current mechanical condition and anticipated repairs • Previous accidents or repetitious failures • Trade-in or resale value Maximum planned use: Patrol officers are scheduled on a 9.5 hour day, 6 day on 4 day off rotation. This schedule allows for overlap of peak hours while maintaining a 2 officer minimum at all times. There are three overlap periods a day. If we are scheduled at minimums, we need 4 cars during the overlap period. If we are staffed above minimums, we could need as many as 6 cars during shift overlap. Officers are assigned traffic detail at Eaglebrook Church (EBC) every Saturday and Sunday. The Saturday service occurs during shift overlap, bringing the number of squads needed between 6 and 8. Please note that EBC reimburses the City for all expenses to include wages, benefits, equipment/vehicle, as well as administrative fee for this service. In addition to patrol and Eaglebrook, Officers also work special grant funded traffic details. In 2015, there were 100 grant funded details. Year to date 2016, there have been 20 grant funded details. All of these details occurred during a shift overlap time. Special details bring the needed number of assigned cars to between eight and ten.