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23. ADDITION OF PERMANENT VEHICLES TO THE FLEET AND EXEMPTION FROM MARKINGS AND ISSUANCE OF NON-GOVERNMENTAL LICENSE PLATES Approve a permanent addition to the fleet of twenty-two (22) vehicles. Seventeen (17) of these vehicles will be purchased using operating funds that exist within this Department’s General Fund (Fund 100) at an estimated cost of $459,000. Five (5) of these vehicles will be purchased using operating funds that exist within this Department’s Detention Fund (Fund 255) at an estimated cost of $135,000. Also, approve an exemption from markings and issuance of non-governmental license plates per A.R.S. §38-538.03 because these vehicles will be used to provide surveillance and supervision of probationers on domestic violence supervision, sex offender supervision, prison re-entry supervision, and intensive probation supervision as well as the investigation and apprehension of fugitive felony probationers. Markings are detrimental to the mission. These will be take home vehicles because surveillance is not a regularly scheduled assignment with set hours. The vehicle information, including make, model, year, color and VIN number will be provided to the Clerk of the Board upon approval of this agenda and purchase of the vehicles. Six of the General Fund (Fund 100) vehicles replace existing vehicles 51002, 51013, 51101, 51102, 51003 and 11741. FY2014-15 additional operating expenses for the new vehicles are estimated to be approximately $11,000 for the General Fund (100) vehicles and $5,000 for the Detention Fund (255) vehicles. These costs will be absorbed in the respective operating budgets. (C-11-15-005-V-00)