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<br />Frequently Asked Questions Page 142 <br />. Equipment Rental & Revolving Budget <br /> <br />The Director of Public Works manages the Kittitas County Equipment Rental and Revolving (E. R. & R.) Fund. The E. R. & R. The <br />purpose of the fund is to account for the financing of goods and services provided primarily to the road fund. <br /> <br />The following Services are Provided by the ER&R Fund: <br /> <br />Administration-The Administration division provides financial management and administration for the divisions within the E. R.& R. <br />Fund. Services include asset management, developing rental rates and inventory management. Revenues are provided. <br /> <br />Pits and Quarries -The Pits & Quarries division manages the pits and stockpiles of rock owned by Kittitas County. The rock <br />stockpiled in these pits is purchased by the County Road Fund for use on county road maintenance and construction projects and winter <br />road sanding operations. In addition to county owned pits, we also solicit bids from private vendors for maintenance rock used by the <br />County Road Fund. Revenues are provided through sales of county owned rock primarily to the County Road. <br /> <br />Mechanic Shop - The Mechanical Shop division is responsible for maintaining the fleet of vehicles utilized by the County Road Fund. <br />This division also maintains the County mechanical shop facilities. The division includes two mechanics and one shop foreman. Kittitas <br />County also sublets light duty vehicle preventive maintenance such as lube and oil changes to local vendors. <br /> <br />Central Stores - The Central Stores maintains a supply of culvert pipe and guardrail used by the County Road Fund in the event of <br />unscheduled repairs. For scheduled construction projects culvert pipe and guardrail are purchased direct by the road fund as these <br />materials do not require storage. Revenues are provided through the sales of materials to the County Road <br /> <br />Rental Services - The Equipment Rental Services accounts for the maintenance and operation of the vehicles and equipment used <br />primarily by the County Road Fund. Revenues are provided through adopted equipment rental rates. Rates are established to cover the <br />operating costs of the equipment (fuel, insurance, repairs) and a replacement factor to cover inflation. <br /> <br />Sign Fabrication Shop - This functionality is being moved to Road Maintenance. <br /> <br />