BUREAU OF VEHICLE MANAGEMENT

The Bureau of Vehicle Management is responsible for the administration, maintenance and repair of the City’s vehicular equipment fleet. The fleet consists of over 450 vehicles and pieces of equipment ranging from tractor and trailers, articulated wheel loaders, fire apparatus and police cars, to small equipment such as lawnmowers.

The administration of the Bureau includes: preparation of the annual budget submission, equipment specifying, titling, licensing, issuance, maintaining of state inspection records, surplus disposal and the scheduled maintenance and repair of all City-owned vehicles. Other associated activities include, but are not limited to, the maintaining of automated reports/records, a parts and supply inventory valued in excess of $100,000, a fuels/lubricants management program, and the testing and evaluation of programs, such as alternate fuels, to determine the feasibility of adoption for City operations.

The Bureau operates on a budget in excess of $1.4 million in an effort to provide a highly serviceable fleet while operating in the most efficient and effective method.