Drafter
Clerk 08/02/2010
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A MOTION accepting a report and an action plan by the fleet administration division in the department of transportation and the office of management and budget to identify and generate the potential efficiencies and cost savings of further consolidation of county fleets, as required in the 2010 Budget Ordinance, Ordinance 16717, Section 19, Proviso P2, Section 134, Proviso P1, Section 135, Proviso P1, and Section 136, Proviso P1.
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WHEREAS, K.C.C. 2.16.140.D. states "The duties of the fleet administration division shall include the following: 1. Acquiring, maintaining and managing the motor pool and equipment revolving fund for fleet vehicles and equipment including, but not limited to, vehicles for the department of natural resources and parks, facilities management division, and transportation nonrevenue vehicles," and
WHEREAS, the fleet administration division provides fleet support services to most county agencies, and
WHEREAS, efficient and effective management of a fleet of diverse vehicles and equipment is the core business of fleet administration division, and
WHEREAS, fleet administration division uses data-driven decision making and fleet management best practices to achieve efficiencies for its client agencies, and
WHEREAS, there are agencies whose fleets are not managed by fleet administration division - transit nonrevenue vehicles, solid waste division, King County international airport, Seattle-King County department of public health, department of assessments and the biosolids program in the wastewater treatment division, and
WHEREAS, any further consolidation of fleets or of activities within fleets must be beneficial to customers in the form of cost savings or efficiencies, and
WHEREAS, the analysis indicates that the county could gain efficiencies and cut costs if all agencies adopted some or all of fleet administration's management practices for vehicles and equipment;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT MOVED b...
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