Co-Sharing Fleet Management Resources: "Sharing Services Among Different Fleets"

About the Program

Category: County Administration and Management (Best in Category)

Year: 2015

Fleet Management began as a division for maintenance and repair of Public Works vehicles only, however it has been evolving the last four years. Fleet has been expanded as a centralized model to include most of the county’s vehicles under the County Administrator’s control. At the end of 2013, the Division was restructured under the Department of Administrative Services and by the end of 2014, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was completed with the City of Kingsland to co-share fleet services. This unique agreement and the co-sharing of Fleet Management Services is receiving National attention with an article in the March/April issue of Government Fleet magazine. Under the new agreement, Kingsland's Fleet Manager is responsible for overseeing the County's Fleet management and staff. Between the two entities, there are nearly 500 pieces of equipment to share, two repair facilities and several employees with different strengths and skill sets. The arrangement advanced the division to the next level of performance by providing access to more resources. Greater coordination between government jurisdictions will benefit the taxpayer.