Referred to: The Public Works and Capital Projects Committee (Chairwoman Petit and Legislators Fabiano, Greene, Litts, and Nolan), and The Ways and Means Committee (Chairwoman Archer and Legislators Gerentine, Maio, James Maloney, Joseph Maloney, Petit, and Rodriguez)

Chairwoman of the Public Works and Capital Projects Committee, Laura Petit, and Deputy Chair Dean J. Fabiano offer the following:

WHEREAS, this resolution has been submitted by the Acting County Executive on behalf of the Department of Public Works; and

WHEREAS, the project expenditures in the amount of $805,000.00 for the County Vehicle Fleet were approved in the 2019 – 2024 Capital Program; and 

            WHEREAS, these fleet acquisitions are needed to replace existing vehicles because of extensive rust and corrosion and as such are not cost effective to repair; and

WHEREAS, the project is established to purchase a total of sixteen (16) vehicles:  five (5) vehicles for the Sheriff’s Office (Criminal Division), two (2) vehicles for the Department of Social Services, four (4) vehicles for the Department of Probation, six (6) vehicles for the Department of Buildings & Grounds, and one (1) vehicle for the Department of Health; and

            WHEREAS, the Commissioner of Public Works requests that Capital Project 

No. 537 be established and funded; now therefore, be it

RESOLVED, that Capital Project No. 537 – Purchase of County Fleet is hereby established as follows:

CREATE                                                       AMOUNT

Capital Project No. 537       Purchase of County Fleet                            $805,000.00

and, be it further

RESOLVED, that the 2019 Capital Fund Budget is hereby amended as follows:

                                          INCREASE                                        AMOUNT

HH.1997.0537-2100.2140        Central Auto Vehicles                          $805,000.00

(App. #)                                

HH.1997.0537-3500.5710       Serial Bonds                                           $805,000.00 (Rev. #)

and move its adoption.

ADOPTED BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:

AYES:                        NOES:       

Passed Committee: Public Works and Capital Projects on _______________.

Passed Committee: Ways and Means on ________________.

FINANCIAL IMPACT:

$805,000.00 – COUNTY CAPITAL FUND APPROPRIATIONS

$805,000.00 – COUNTY REVENUE – SERIAL BONDS

***A BOND RESOLUTION WILL BE REQUIRED***