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Dodge County committee reopens debate on patrol-truck fleet policy after public comment and data review
Summary
Committee members and staff discussed a draft fleet-management policy that would set a baseline of 55 patrol trucks, reviewed 16-year cost comparisons of in-house versus vendor-built trucks and agreed to continue the item for more data-driven lifecycle analysis.
The Dodge County Highway Committee discussed revisions to a draft patrol-truck fleet-management policy that sets a minimum of 55 patrol trucks and lays out lifecycle-cost monitoring for heavy equipment.
Committee members and county staff opened the discussion with historical data showing why the highway department standardized its plow fleet many years ago and reiterated the need for continued, data-driven review before adopting any binding limit on truck brands or quantities.
The discussion matters because the fleet policy affects maintenance costs, parts inventories, response capacity during storms and the county’s ability to deliver road work with limited staff and capital. Committee members said they want a policy that builds in regular lifecycle cost comparisons rather than locking the…
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