Scheduled maintenance - The purpose of the Fleet Maintenance Department is to maximize the availability, serviceability, safety, and appearance of the City’s vehicles and equipment by providing scheduled maintenance, replacement and repairs, as needed. Preventative maintenance is tracked and all C services and A services over one ton are performed on site. Preventative maintenance is tracked and scheduled by miles, hours, time and gallons of fuel used.
An A service is an oil change. This includes changing the oil, oil filter, checking all fluids and air tire pressure. This service is currently being performed by an outside vendor for all City vehicles under one ton.
All vehicles within the City fleet receive a C service once year and this is performed in house. A C service is a full vehicle safety inspection. This includes replacing all filters, air, oil, transmission. As well as, changing all the fluids, checking the wiper blades and washer fluid and checking brakes and pads.
Replacement - vehicles are replaced base on the life-cycle costing of each unit. This includes, but is not limited to, the age of the vehicle, the current mileage, the amount of repairs and downtime that it has occurred over the vehicle’s lifetime.
Repairs - We are a full service repair shop.
Welding and Fabrication Shop - general welding repairs and fabrications are performed onsite to expedite repairs. Various fabrications such as bodies, beds and packer assemblies, are performed at a significant savings to the City.
Paint & Body - these services are contracted out.
Tire Shop - Full service tire shop to service the various pieces of equipment which ranges from small mowers to large loader and sanitation equipment.
Police and Fire Emergency Equipment - routine maintenance is performed on fire apparatus as well as major repairs. Hydraulic, Electrical, Brakes, Engine, Driveline, Pump and many more. Police and Fire emergency equipment is installed on site to insure quality and safety. Front end and suspension, ABS, cooling systems are repaired onsite to minimize downtime.
Fuel Supply - Responsible for the purchasing, maintaining and distribution of fuel for two fueling locations. We are constantly researching new fuel alternatives.
Vehicle Procurement - Assists in the preparation of vehicle specifications by insuring that we get quality options and a safe vehicle. We also receive and check-in all vehicle to make sure that these standards have been adhered to.