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Board approves one‑year trial leasing sheriff vehicles through Unified Fleet Services to speed up upfitting
Summary
The Board approved a one‑year Category 1 pilot for leasing and centralized upfitting of Merced County Sheriff vehicles through Unified Fleet Services, a lease model supervisors and the sheriff’s office said should reduce vehicle downtime and standardize equipment despite an expected near‑term cost increase.
The Merced County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Aug. 26 to approve a one‑year Category‑1 pilot allowing the sheriff’s office to lease patrol vehicles through Unified Fleet Services and to centralize vehicle upfitting and procurement.
Lieutenant Bassi, who oversees fleet services for the sheriff’s office, told the board the department faces aging patrol vehicles, long delays between vehicle…
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