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B. Replacement of Vehicle Using Renewal & Replacement Fund_ <br />The Board reviewed memo of Assistant Utilities Director <br />Joseph Baird, as follows: <br />TO: The Honorable Board of DATE: May 30, 1984 FILE: <br />CountA Commissioners <br />THRU, T�r' AfG. Pinto SUBJECT: PERMISSION TO REPLACE A <br />Utility Service Director VEHICLE USING RENEWAL AND <br />REPLACEMENT FUND <br />FROM: Joseph A. Baird REFERENCES: <br />Assistant Utilities Director <br />Vehicle 74,al973 Maverick, needs major repairs to make the <br />automobile useable. These repairs include a new engine, a <br />radiator, and the front end rebuilt. According to Fleet <br />Management, the cost of parts and labor to repair this vehicle <br />will exceed $21700.00. It•-d'oes not seem feasible to expend <br />these kind of funds on a vehicle of this age, therefore, we <br />are requesting authorization from the Board of County Commissioners <br />of Indian River County to draw from our Renewal and Replacement <br />Reserve Fund to replace this 1973 Maverick with a new 1/2 'Ion <br />Pickup. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked whether this was a budgeted <br />item, and if not, why it can't wait until next year. He <br />5 <br />also wished to know if the R&R fund normally is used for <br />this purpose. <br />OMB Director Barton confirmed that it is used for that <br />purpose, but generally they are not budgeted for renewal and <br />replacement on enterprise accounts. <br />Utilities Director Pinto explained that the truck <br />engine blew up, and it is the one used for meter reading. <br />It is a normal pickup truck; it has over 100,000 miles on <br />it, and, therefore, they didn't want to put money into <br />repairing it. <br />Chairman Scurlock asked why a small car couldn't be <br />used instead of a truck, and Administrator Wright explained <br />that the meter reader also carries a certain amount of <br />supplies. <br />17 <br />BOOK 57 FACE 279 <br />j6._ JUN 61984 <br />