Government Fleet, May 2019

Shared Services Include Engine Repairs Diagnostics CCIA has 10 to 12 current shared services customers in New Jersey Services CCIA performs for its partners include anything related to fleet management services The authority also maintains and repairs police cars sheriffs vehicles fire engines ambulances and any other vehicles that operate within the county One of its customers is the Vineland Board of Education They have an existing fleet department and fleet staff so we supplement their staff said Gerard Velazquez III president and CEO of CCIA They bring us the vehicles that were going to private entities that they couldnt handle in house CCIA performs the same work for the City of Vinelands fire trucks and ambulances Deerfield Townships dump trucks and fire trucks and Cape May Citys tractor trailers cars and other heavy equipment CCIAs work in sharing fleet services led to an opportunity to gain access to parts and supplies at a reduced rate The authority also charges about 5250 to 53 per hour for the work it performs which is much less than those partner entities previously paid One Obvious Advantage and a Disadvantage What are some advantages and disadvantages of shared services agreements The most obvious advantage is cost Velazquez said I think No 2 would be quality Because we are fixing the vehicles we obviously are a public entity and we have a different attention to detail and responsibility to make sure were repairing these vehicles as if they are our own because they are indirectly One disadvantage of shared services agreements is that some fleet staff members for the municipalities that share fleet services with Cumberland County fear they will lose their jobs But municipalities should not consider CCIA to be a threat Velazquez said CCIAs purpose is to supplement and support staff rather than replace Were just supplementing what the municipalities and county cant handle directly through their own staff he said Certainly in government change is not always welcome so thats part of the problem Sometimes folks view us as the evil twin brother thats trying to take over the world when in fact were really just trying to make it more efficient and effective Newest Member Shares Recycling Services CNG Stations The Atlantic County Utilities Authority ACUA is in a county near Cumberland and is the newest CCIA shared services customer joining in January ACUA is providing waste and recycling collection services for the City of Vineland a contract that required a separate vehicle repair location ACUA turned to the CCIA to provide this service The Vineland trash and recycling collection contract required us to have a remote location away from the main facility in Atlantic County said Rick Dovey ACUA president We worked out a shared services arrangement with the Cumberland County Improvement Authority which operates the landfill and composting and recycling center for Cumberland County And were sharing office space locker room space and also theyre providing fuel services and fleet maintenance for our 11 trash recycling trucks that we have assigned to that location Were going to build upon this relationship trying to make the most effective and efficient use of our shared services that we can in the county said Velazquez of CCIA SOURCES Rick Dovey president Atlantic County Utilities Authority E mail RDovey@ acua com Gerard Velazquez III president and CEO Cumberland County Improvement Authority CCIA E mail JVelazquez@ ccia net com ABOUT THE CCIA The Cumberland County Improvement Authority is an autonomous entity that functions as the countys economic and redevelopment entity Its duties include acquiring building and financing public facilities such as municipal buildings educational facilities emergency rescue training facilities and parks Its fleet fluctuates between 50 and 75 vehicles and pieces of equipment and it employs eight technicians IMAGE GETTY IMAGES 28 GOVERNMENT FLEET COM MAY 2019 SHARED SERVICES