Committee hears warnings that motor pool shortfalls outpace levy support
Staff described multi-year motor pool shortfalls and a strategy of passing more charges to departments; the committee discussed Mercury audit steps and long lead times for vehicle replacement.
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City staff told the committee the motor pool has struggled to recover full costs and that after a 2024–2025 revision to charges departments still face shortfalls. Mary Anne summarized recent adjustments: departments bore roughly $5.6 million in costs while budgeted departmental lines totaled about $4.1 million, leaving a shortfall of about $1.4 million that had been partly covered by investment income.
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