Although school, university, and hospital security officers often patrol their campuses on foot, many of them also need patrol vehicles so they can most effectively protect their facilities and the surrounding areas. Unfortunately, patrol vehicles can be very expensive to not only purchase but also maintain.

So how can a campus security department provide its employees with the patrol vehicles they need to do their jobs while keeping costs under control?

To find out, I spoke with Levaughn Smart, who is the Executive Director of Security and Disaster Preparedness for the Palm Springs Unified School District in Palm Springs, California. Levaughn. He is also one of this year’s K-12 Director of the Year finalists and was able to buy a new fleet of patrol vehicles while saving his district more than $200K. 

In our interview, Levaughn discusses:

• The condition of his patrol fleet before getting the new vehicles and why did they need to be replaced: 1:42
•  Why he decided to adopt the vehicle model he chose for his department: 4:33
• How the performance/maintenance of his new vehicles compare to the department’s previous vehicles: 7:43
• The specific ways the new vehicles saved his district more than $200,000: 9:26
• Advice to other campus protection executives on patrol vehicle fleet management. 11:00

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