16.04 Fleet management and maintenance.
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16.04 Fleet management and maintenance.16.04(1)
(1) The department shall ensure optimum efficiency and economy in the fleet management and maintenance activities of all agencies as defined in s. 16.52 (7). The department may:16.04(1)(a)
(a) Develop uniform state policies and guidelines for vehicle and aircraft acquisition, use, maintenance, recording of operational and other costs, performance evaluation and replacement of vehicles and aircraft. The department shall incorporate the fuel usage requirements under s. 16.045 (4m) in any policies or guidelines developed under this paragraph.16.04(1)(am)
(am) Establish guidelines for the use by agencies of charter air travel or travel by private aircraft.16.04(1)(b)
(b) Screen all requests for additional or replacement vehicle or aircraft acquisitions prior to forwarding the requests to the governor in accordance with s. 20.915 (1).16.04(1)(c)
(c) Maintain a current inventory of all state-owned or leased motor vehicles and aircraft.16.04(1m)
(1m) When requested by the governor or the joint committee on finance, the department shall submit a report to the governor and the joint committee on finance on the details of all costs associated with fleet operations, based upon a statewide uniform cost accounting system.16.04(2)
(2) Each agency which is authorized by the department may operate a vehicle or aircraft fleet. Each such agency shall assign a fleet manager who shall operate the agency's fleet in accordance with policies, guidelines and rules adopted by the department to implement this section.16.04(3)
(3) Each fleet manager shall review the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft within his or her agency at least semiannually to determine whether usage criteria are being met. The department shall periodically audit the agencies' records relating to fleet operations and the use of state-owned or leased vehicles or aircraft.16.04(4)
(4) The department shall provide central scheduling and dispatching of all air transportation on state-owned aircraft.16.04(5)
(5) The department shall develop operational policies for all state employees who act as pilots-in-command of any state-owned aircraft, including, but not limited to, crew rest requirements, current flight training, flight checks and flight physical examinations.16.04 - ANNOT.
History: 1979 c. 34; 1983 a. 524; 1987 a. 27; 2009 a. 401.