AGENDA DATE: 8/19/2020
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Donation of Police Vehicle to the Town of Scottsville Police Department.
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SUBJECT/PROPOSAL/REQUEST: Request to donate a police vehicle to Town of Scottsville Police Department
ITEM TYPE: Consent Action Item
STAFF CONTACT(S): Walker, Shiflett, Kamptner, Farley, Lantz, Carr, Stoddard
PRESENTER (S): N/A
LEGAL REVIEW: Yes
REVIEWED BY: Jeffrey B. Richardson
BACKGROUND: Albemarle County owns a 2013 Ford Police Utility vehicle. The vehicle now has over 115,000 miles on it. This vehicle has reached its usable life for the agency and is requiring significant maintenance. As per normal fleet rotation, the Albemarle County Police Department has received new utility patrol vehicles and intends to remove this vehicle from its fleet plan due to its age, high mileage, and maintenance needs.
STRATEGIC PLAN: Infrastructure Investment: Prioritize, plan, and invest in critical infrastructure that facilitates past and future changes and improves service capacity to meet the needs of the community and region; Quality Government Operations: Ensure County government’s capacity to provide high quality service in furtherance of community priorities.
DISCUSSION: Scottsville PD has its own law enforcement agency that handles calls for service in the Town of Scottsville located in southern Albemarle County. Town officers routinely assist ACPD personnel when calls for service are near their jurisdiction or handle calls in the County if no county officers are readily available. Serious offenses are handled by ACPD but routine calls for service are handled by Town officers. This agency has very limited resources and requested assistance in obtaining a vehicle. This would enhance their ability to patrol the Town and provide assistance to our officers as well as Albemarle County residents.
Virginia Code section 15.2-953 (C.) permits the Board of Supervisors or any locality to make a donation to another governmental entity in or outside of the Commonwealth within the United States. The fair market value of the vehicle is estimated to be around $3500 if sold at auction, and would only provide minimal funds if traded in. Any usable equipment will be removed prior to transfer.
BUDGET IMPACT: This request will have no impact on the operating budget, however, by making this donation, the County will forgo the opportunity to generate funds from the sale, auction or trade-in of the vehicle.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Staff recommends that the Board approve the County’s donation of 2014 Ford Police Utility vehicle to the Town of Scottsville Police Department for its use in patrolling the town as well as serving the community of southern Albemarle County.
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