2004-01-AU Hawai‘i County Police Department Vehicles

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Thus, it was determined that a 15-car subs di zed fleet was cheaper than the 7 -car pi I of study county fleet, as shown in the cost comparison table [right]. The disparity between these totals, howe✓er, i s due I argely to the cost of acci dents ($3,230) i ncurred by the pi 1 of fl eet. The study then computed a six-year cost comparison of five different fleet plans, including (1) two-year lease, (2) three -year I ease, (3) county -owned fl eet wi th a two-year trade-in, (4) county -owned f 1 eet with a three - year trade -i n, and (5) pri vate subs di zed fl eet. COST COM PARI SON Puna Pilot Fleet vs Privately Owned Fleet — August 1976 -July, 1977 County Fleet Private Fleet Cost Item (7 vehi d es) (15 vehi cl es) Lease $ 29,778 $ - Car Al I owance - 34,380 M ai ntenance 6,653 - Excess M i I eage 2,285 - U pkeep 2,506 - Repai rs (Non - Agreement) 3,230 - Insurance 372 2,025 Gas& Oil 15,349 21,417 TOTAL $ 60,173 $ 57,822 I n computi ng these comparabl a fl eet costs, H PD devel oped 13 assumpti ons, as fol I ows. 1. Fl eet and county -owned f I eet pl ans based upon a 154-vehi cl e f I eet. 2. Pri vatel y -owned fl eet pl an based on 232 -vehi d e fl eet. 3. Two-year I ease pl an based on non -mai ntenance I ease rate of $319.50 per vehi d e per month wi th a 5% annual i ncrease. 4. Three -year lease plan based upon non - maintenance lease rate of $253.00 per vehicle per month wi th a 5% annual i ncrease. 5. Average annual mi I eage per uni t for 154-vehi cl e fl eet esti mated at $18,048 mi I es based on total f I eet mi I eage for FY 1976 -77 of 2,779,359 mi I es. 6. Purchase pri ce of vehi cl es used i n County -owned pl an based upon $6,693 per uni t as quoted by H i I o M otors, Ltd. For 1978 Chevrol et I mpal a sedan wi th annual i ncrease of 4 %. 7. Car al I owances for privately -owned fl eet based on $533,130 per year with a 5% i ncrease very two years. 8. Residual (trade-in) values of vehicles used in County -Owned Ran based on Mach-April, 1978 Kel I ey BI ue Book vat ues wi th a 4% year) y i ncrease. 9. M ai ntenance costs based on esti mated $200 per vehi d e per month wi th an annual i ncrease of 6 %. 10. Fl eet management cost based on two off cers (SR -18B) at an annual sal ary of $12,996 per off cer and an annual i ncrease of 5 %. 11. Gasoline and oil costs based upon the department's 1977 expenditure of $170,270 for privately-owned vehicles and $136,216 for a county -owned fleet (20% less) pl us a 7% annual increase. 12. I nsurance rates for I eased and county -owned f I eet pl an based on $53.12 per vehi d e per year and a 7% annual increase. 13. I nsurance rates for the pri vatel y -owned pl an esti mated at $135 per vehi cl a per year pl us a 7% annual i ncrease. 20