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Elmhurst creates Central Fleet Fund to smooth costly vehicle purchases
Summary
Council reviewed a new internal service Central Fleet Fund that reallocates maintenance costs and creates a systematic vehicle-replacement contribution from departments to reduce operating-budget volatility.
Finance staff described a new Central Fleet Fund created for the 2026 budget that will charge departments for maintenance and vehicle-replacement costs on an ongoing basis, rather than requiring large one-off purchases to appear in a single year’s operating budget.
“An internal service fund…charges other funds or other departments within the city to provide services,” Director Grills explained, describing the new fund’s purpose: smooth the operating‑budget impact of high-cost replacements such as fire engines.
How it works: each department will be…
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