EQUIPMENT / VEHICLE MAINTENANCE

The Mechanical Division is responsible for 28 police vehicles, 33 mid-duty trucks, 9 heavy-duty pieces of equipment, 25 smaller, miscellaneous equipment and 2 emergency generators (City Hall & Police Dept.). The primary goal of the Mechanical Maintenance Division is the Preventive Maintenance Program (P.M.P.), lowering cost by identifying smaller repairs before they become larger and expensive repairs. The P.M.P. helps eliminate emergency repairs and downtime. Other responsibilities include record keeping for the State Biennial Inspection of Terminals (B.I.T.) Program, Air Quality Management District (A.Q.M.D.) Annual Survey of Fleets-Rule 1190, Annual SMOG certification and all records of hazardous materials such as waste oil, used solvents, clarifier, used batteries, and maintaining copies of all manifests.

The Division keeps a large inventory for these various types of vehicles and equipment ranging from tires, oils, filters, brakes, hoses, lights, and cleaning supplies. They also keep monthly repair records for each vehicle/equipment by account number and vehicle number to verify proper accounting and a quarterly garage report to stay within budget.