§ 2-771. Maintenance of county vehicles.

The county administrator shall enforce the following comprehensive vehicle maintenance policy:

(1)

The public works department shall have responsibility for performing or arranging all maintenance or repairs to all county vehicles. Any vehicle needing maintenance or repair shall be brought to the maintenance shop, if possible, where shop personnel shall evaluate the work needed and perform such work on-site or arrange to have it done.

(2)

Regular maintenance intervals shall be established for all county vehicles. It shall be the responsibility of the department to which the vehicle is assigned to bring the vehicle to the maintenance shop for regular maintenance. The public works department shall send a reminder to the department as the time for regular maintenance approaches.

(3)

The public works department shall establish a system of comprehensive maintenance histories on each county vehicle. Maintenance histories shall be kept on-site at the maintenance shop so that entries can be easily made. Gasoline consumption and repair records shall be added to the system as such information becomes available.

(4)

Upon reaching 80,000 miles, or at such other specified time as the public works department shall designate, each vehicle shall be evaluated by the maintenance shop to determine whether it is more economical to trade in or to retain in the fleet. This evaluation shall include an examination of the body and engine as well as a review of the maintenance history and gas consumption record of the vehicle. After the initial evaluation, reevaluation shall be made every 10,000 miles, or other interval determined by the public works department, and on the occasion of any significant repairs or maintenance work. Upon completion of the evaluation, the public works department shall recommend to the county administrator whether the vehicle should be retained, replaced or overhauled on a major scale.

(Code 1983, § 2-5)