Sedona city vehicles and equipment went to the auction block to bring in approximately $55,000 and save the city maintenance and insurance costs.

The city conducted a review of its fleet in April directed by the city manager’s office, according to Assistant City Manager Alison Zelms. The review looked at the number of vehicles used and the efficiency of the city’s vehicle policies.

The city auctioned 13 vehicles reducing its overall fleet by 20 percent, according to Zelms.

“We were able to reduce our fleet by a significant amount,” Zelms said.

Vehicle use policies also changed.

Instead of assigning each vehicle to an individual, a group of city staff will use a single vehicle, Zelms said. Not every city staff member was assigned a car.

The Sedona Police Department saw the greatest reduction percentage in the city.

According to Zelms, the auction reduced the police department’s fleet by 10 percent.

The police depart-ment sold its older vehicles including the school resource officer cruisers, Cmdr. Ron Wheeler said.

Resource offices will continue to drive police cars to the schools during the day but they won’t be the cars decorated with school mascots, according to Wheeler. The school officers will take regular cruisers that can in turn be used in the evenings and on weekends for patrol.

The department also auctioned off its older vehicles or those with high millage, as did the rest of the city departments.

Loss of vehicles won’t, however, change the police department’s level of service, according to Wheeler.

“No vehicles were auctioned that would hinder our operation in any way,” Wheeler said.

Reducing the fleet will also bring down the city’s maintenance and insurance costs.

Zelms estimates insurance premiums could drop by around $4,000. Fewer cars will be replaced as well keeping the savings intact.

The city’s goals for its fleet, according to Zelms, include: reducing the number of vehicles in the City Hall parking lot during working hours and in turn increasing parking availability; auctioning vehicles in a timely manner to recoup or prevent additional maintenance costs; minimizing the number of vehicles used; reducing the number of vehicles approaching 5 to 8 years old; and reducing maintenance, insurance and replacement costs.