HomeMy WebLinkAbout(02) FIRE DEPARTMERNT TAKE HOME VEHICLES PORT ARTHUR FIRE DEPARTMENT
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TO: Finance/Accounting SE:P 13 Z J •i i
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FROM: Deputy Chief John Avery
DATE: 9/9/11
SUBJECT: Fire Department Take Home Vehicles
Position Reason Home
Fire Chief Subject to call for both emergency and Port Arthur
non - emergency fire department matters.
Deputy Chief Subject to call for both emergency and Port Arthur
non - emergency fire department matters.
Training/Safety Subject to call as the department's safety Port Arthur
Officer officer on all major incidents.
Fire Marshal Subject to call out to investigate fires and to Nederland
carry out peace officer activities related to fire
department matters such as arrests, occupancy
violations etc.
Asst. Fire Marshal Subject to call out to investigate fires and to Nederland
carry out peace officer activities related to fire
department matters such as arrests, occupancy
violations etc.
Captain/ Asst. EMC In addition to his duties as a regularly assigned Pt. Neches
Captain, this employee serves as the Assistant
Emergency Management Coordinator and is
subject to call out for major emergencies.
Bomb dog handler In addition to his duties as a regularly assigned Nederland
driver /operator and EMS coordinator, this
employee is the trained handler and caretaker of
the department's explosive ordinance dog.
transports the dog to and from work in the city vehicle
and is subject to call out to investigate suspicious packages
and phoned /mailed threats regarding explosives.
"Remember, we are here to serve the citizens of Port Arthur"
CITY OF PORT ARTHUR
Public Works Department
MEMORANDUM
TO: Stephen B. Fitzgibbons, City Manager
FROM: Ross E. Blackketter, P. E., Director of Public Works 1
DATE: 08 September 2011 (f
RE: Public Works Take Home Vehicles
The Public Works Department provides take home vehicles (F150 pickup trucks) for the
Drainage, Streets, and Electrical Superintendents, who live in Groves, Port Arthur, and Port
Neches. These are to minimize the response time in the event of them being called out after
hours for an emergency situation. With each of these vehicles driven to work and back each
day, the weekly mileage is approximately 200 miles. This results in a fuel consumption of about
14 gallons per week for all three.
In addition, the Electrical Division has an electrician on standby each day that is allowed to
drive a service truck home for rapid response to emergency callouts. Two of our five
electricians live out of town (Bridge City and Beaumont). The use of this truck for their
commute five days a week averages to approximately 140 miles per week. This results in an
average fuel consumption of about 10 gallons per week.
Two Drainage supervisors have take home service trucks to allow them to respond to situations
involving the pump stations as needed. Their weekly commute from Nederland is about 165
miles, for a fuel usage of approximately 13 gallons each week.
The Streets and Drainage Divisions also maintain a Public Works standby employee. This
employee takes a service truck home each night to provide for call outs as needed by the Police
and Fire Departments for barricades and other emergencies. At this time, all of these
employees live in Port Arthur. The use of this truck for the various employees' commute five
days a week averages to approximately 60 miles per week, for a fuel usage of about 4.5
gallons.
Please call me if you have any questions.
cc: John A. Comeaux, P.E., Assistant City Manager /Operations
Rebecca Underhill, CPA, Assistant City Manager /Administration
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Rebecca Underhill
From: Deborah Echols [deborah.echols @portarthur.net]
Sent: Wednesday, September 07, 2011 4:38 PM
To: 'Rebecca Underhill'
Subject: Take Home Vehicles /Meter Service Workers
We have 2 vehicles going home every day.
The Meter Service Worker on call takes a vehicles home.
The Supervisor takes his truck home. He does so because his truck was broken into several times. Over $5,000.00 in
tools were taken.
Meter Service Workers are asked not to do any personal tasks using a City truck.
Deborah Howey Echols
Director of Finance
City of Port Arthur, Texas
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TO: Rebecca Underhill, CPA, Asst. CM Admn. DATE: 09/13/11
FROM: Dr. Albert T. Thigpen, IPMA -CP, Director of Human Resources and Civil Service ,11U
RE: Take Home Vehicles Ref. Dept. of Parks and Recreation
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The Department has two (2) vehicles which have been issued to employees for
"Take Home" use, Vehicle 1619 which is issued to Carlton Veltz and Vehicle 1667
which is issued to Harriet Collins, both reside in Port Arthur, Texas.
As you are aware, the Department of Parks and Recreation operates outside the
normal M -F, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. timeframe, with events occurring after hours and on
weekends. These employees respond to various needs of the department during the
aforementioned time period. The Department is very regularly called upon to
address special needs and projects as requested by the Mayor and City Council, City
Manager, Department of Public Works, and event sponsors. These responses cover
the entire breadth of the city.
Please contact me should you need additional information.
c: Harriet Collins