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Sewell proposes municipal track lease to replace sheriff vehicles; county shown scenario for replacing 37 of 70 vehicles in year one
Summary
Sewell Fleet Management presented a data‑driven fleet cycle plan and a municipal track lease option that would replace many sheriff patrol vehicles sooner than the county’s historic purchases, with the firm saying strategic resale and leasing can lower long‑term total cost of ownership.
Sewell Fleet Management representatives on July 25 proposed a multi‑year, life‑cycle approach for Hood County’s sheriff vehicle fleet that combines factory ordering, structured funding (a municipal track lease) and strategic resale to reduce long‑term costs.
Reid Hoffman (Sewell) described an analytical approach to finding each vehicle’s “optimal life cycle” and recommended not holding gas‑engine patrol vehicles beyond five years or 100,000 miles. He gave a detailed example for a patrol Tahoe with upfit: vehicle cost $52,500 plus an upfit cost of $33,000…
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