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Dickinson County authorizes staff to pursue Enterprise fleet lease program
Summary
The Dickinson County Commission voted to authorize county staff to work with Enterprise Fleet Management on an equity-lease fleet program after a presentation estimating reduced maintenance and fuel costs and potential multi-year savings.
The Dickinson County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 9 authorized county staff to work with Enterprise Fleet Management on a fleet-management agreement and allowed the county administrator to execute lease schedules and related documents on the county’s behalf.
County leaders said the proposal centers on an “equity lease” model in which Enterprise acquires and manages vehicles, delivers updated units to departments, and returns equity to the county when vehicles are resold. County staff and Enterprise representatives said the model could lower annual maintenance and fuel expenses, increase resale value on rotating vehicles, and smooth capital outlays for replacements.
In a presentation to the commission, Ken Olsen, an Enterprise Fleet Management representative, described the company’s equity-lease approach and how it has been used by other Kansas and Missouri government clients. “We look at it from a cost-of-ownership standpoint,” Olsen said, explaining that…
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