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2.3 - Fleet
Vehicle Assignments: What is the Department's policy regarding the assignment of
vehicles?
The vehicle assignment policy states that "all commissioned employees primarily
assigned police traffic management and criminal law enforcement duties and their
supervisors would be eligible to be assigned vehicles on a full-time basis and may
store these vehicles at their residence when not in service." These vehicles can be
driven to and from home when the commissioned employees live within a 20 mile
radius of their assigned duty station.
The vehicles assigned to commissioned employees are equipped with 2-way radios,
weapons, sirens, first aid, and assigned policing equipment to respond to law
enforcement duties.
Vehicle Mileage: What are the average miles on the vehicles assigned to
commissioned employees (especially supervisory positions)?
Of the selected 35 vehicles assigned to the headquarters commissioned officers listed
in Table 12, the average monthly miles accumulated per vehicle is 1,082 during a 12-
month period. The initial outlay for these vehicles was approximately $603,295. The
average cost of one vehicle purchased in fiscal year 1996 was $17,237.
Table 12
Headquarters Commissioned Officers
Average Average
Assignee Mileage Assignee Mileage
Colonel 1,489 Special Crimes Commander 1,439
Lieutenant Colonel 911 Special Crimes Assistant Commander 872
Administration Chief 354 Special Crimes Captain 928
TLE Chief 917 Special Crimes Lieutenant 1,417
TLE Assistant Chief 908 Special Crimes Sergeant 771
Criminal Law Enforcement Chief 951 MVT Commander 922
Criminal Law Enforcement Assistant Chief 468 MVT Assistant Commander 972
TLE Major 696 MVT Lieutenant 967
TLE Major 748 Internal Affairs Captain 734
TLE Major 432 Internal Affairs Lieutenant 823
TLE Major 797 Lieutenant Recruiting 1,758
TLE Captain 1,892 Inspector Administration 763
Chief Texas Rangers 1,239 Inspector Highway Patrol 1,162
Assistant Chief Texas Rangers 1,587 Chief Pilot 1,444A LEGISLATIVE INFORMATION REVIEW OF
THE TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETYAUGUST 1997
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