Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 9

176 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 9 There is no local income tax in Georgia and cities primarily rely on property taxes, so the city-funded Brookhaven police force is a top priority for those taxes and every police officer has their own squad car. Right now, approximately 15 percent of those squad cars are hybrids or electric and they plan to bring that up to 100 percent by the end of 2023. Sigman hopes a truly electric car comes to the market that works for police operations. He reports, “We did buy a Tesla, a used Tesla, to test it. It works great operationally, but it doesn’t work logistically because of the lead time for repairs and replacement parts. But we learned a lot from the experiment, and we are still moving forward toward a 100% electric fleet.” Officers currently choose between a Ford F150 truck, a Ford Explorer, or a Chevy Impala. The city spends more than $250,000 a year on gas and hopes to cut that by about 85 percent once the police department is 100% electric. Brookhaven’s stormwatersystems.com (888-)730-5819 Cleaning Your Community Waterways  Captures floatables 24/7/365  Corrosion resistant and site adaptable  Does not interfere with aquatic wildlife