Section R2-15-205. Vehicle Request Procedures

A.      Using agencies may request either taxis or extended dispatch vehicles.

B.       Taxis

1.        Fleet Management shall fill reservations for a taxi on a first-come, first-serve basis. Vehicles shall be reserved in person, by telephone, in writing, or by electronic means.

2.        Fleet Management shall hold a reserved taxi for one hour beyond the stipulated time of dispatch. If, by that time, the requesting agency does not pick up the taxi, the request shall be canceled and the taxi shall be dispatched to the next requestor.

3.        If a requesting agency fails to pick up a taxi, Fleet Man- agement shall bill the agency for one day’s use.

C.      Extended dispatch vehicles

1.        An extended dispatch vehicle request shall be approved by  the  head  of   the  requesting   agency,  or  the  agency

head’s designee, and forwarded to the Fleet Administra- tor.

2.        If the extended dispatch vehicle request cannot be satis- fied with existing resources, the requesting agency may request appropriated funds for purchase of a vehicle in the next budget cycle, coordinating the request with the Fleet Administrator and the Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting.

3.        If funds are available, the requesting agency shall pur- chase the vehicle through Fleet Management and assign the vehicle to the Fleet Management maintenance and replacement program.

4.        The requesting agency shall transfer the appropriate fund- ing to Fleet Management before the vehicle is ordered.

Historical Note

Adopted effective July 27, 1983 (Supp. 83-4). Section repealed, new Section adopted effective February 7, 1990 (Supp. 90-1). Transferred from R2-1-205 (Supp. 91-3). Amended by final rulemaking at 6 A.A.R. 4265, effective October 20, 2000 (Supp. 00-4).