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

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■ Gas rei mbursements are set by uni on barged ni ng agreements and do not ref l ect the i mproved gas mi I eage rati os of modern cars; the report states, " off cers with vehi d es whi ch have better gas mi I eage rati os are bei ng overcompensated' ■ Record- keepi ng for car al I owance di sbursements, offi ci al mi I eage recorded, drawi ng of gas and of 1, as wet I as tax- reporti ng for off cers, requi res a ful I -ti me cl erk ■ 1 nstal I ati on of vehi d e equi pment (I i ghts, si rens, radi os) i s performed by H PD personnel ■ A I I owances are pai d to off cers taki ng vacati on, si ck I eave or work -ref aced i nj ury I eave for up to six months ■ the department al so pays for i nsurance for vehi d es not i n use To compare the feasi bi I i ty and effecti veness of H awai ` i County's subsi di zed vehi cl a program wi th M aui County's f I eet program, the 1994 H CPD study uti I i zed a " cost- per -mi I e rati d' f ormul a as fol I ows: Total Annual Expenses (1993 AutoAIIowance........ $1,774,404 Insurance ............... $ 320,021 Oi I ....................... $ 4,573 Gasol i ne ................ 538,03 TOTAL ....... $2,637,036 Total Official Mileage (1993) 4,954,652 Cost - Per -Mile $2,637,036 7 4,954,652 = $.53 (Annual Expenses) (Official Mileage) (Cost -Per -Mile) The computati on di d not i nd ude the costs H CPD i ncurred for vehi d e repai rs assod aced wi th off cers on- duty or the cost of i nstal I ed equi pment. I t di d show, however, that HCPD' s cost- per -mi I e rati o ($.53) was at the hi gh end of M aui' s range of cost- per -mi I e rati o ($.43 -.53) for i is fl eet operati ons. Accordingly, the 1994 study developed a cost estimate for a county -owned fleet based upon the number of cars needed to mai ntai n " mi ni mum watch strength," determi ned to be two vehi cl es per occupi ed shi ft, wi th several vehi d es kept i n reserve. I t was determi ned that extra vehi cl es were needed for on -duty ranki ng off i cers (based on M aui' s standard) , wi th i nvesti gati ve off cers assi gned vehi d es on a one -to-one basi s. Based on thi s assessment the 1994 report determi ned that the total number of vehi d es needed by the department was 233, as shown bet ow: TOTAL VEHICLES NEEDED Patrol Unmarked Sedans Sedans 4 -Wheel Drive Trucks Other Total 103 66 43 13 8 233 The study then uti I i zed 1993 bi d pri ces secured by the M aui Pot i ce Department for the fol I owi ng vehi cl es to compri se a f I eet of 212 cars, excl udi ng trucks and " other" vehi cl es: (1) a Ford Crown Victoria 4-door sedan patrol car with extended warranty, light bar, security cage, siren and special rear seat ($18,917); (2) a Chevrolet S-10 Blazer M PV H excluding extended warranty and including I i ght bar, security cage and si ren ($20,141); and (3) Chevrolet Lumina 4-door sedan with 3 -year bumper- to- bumper warranty, automatic trans- mi ssi on, A/C and V -6 engi ne ($11,682), for use as an unmarked car. 26