Flagler Beach — Commissioners questioned a string of vehicle and equipment purchases in the capital plan and urged the city to inventory existing assets, reuse retired police cars where practical and favor golf carts or smaller pickups to cut fuel and maintenance costs.

Commissioners noted several capital line items (pickup trucks at $40,000–$68,000, a $11,000 golf cart request, and other specialized vehicles) and asked staff to specify vehicle types in the capital document. Staff agreed to provide a vehicle inventory and utilization report to the Commission.

Several commissioners and staff discussed repurposing retired police cruisers for code, planning or utility administration use and noted the relative ease of removing emergency lighting and updating lenses to amber. Commissioners asked about retrofit costs; staff said much of the work could be done in-house and that the cost was expected to be modest. The mayor and others advocated for golf carts in place of additional passenger vehicles where practical; staff said some departments must keep a traditional vehicle to cross the bridge.

On fleet maintenance, commissioners argued for a dedicated fleet-management role and for prioritizing repairs such as bodywork and rust mitigation rather than routine replacement. Staff said the salt air and corrosion accelerate vehicle retirement and that some vehicles are being phased out for truck‑specific duties.

Staff outcomes and next steps: the city manager said staff will provide a vehicle inventory and utilization metrics and will examine the feasibility and cost of repurposing retired police vehicles and increasing golf-cart use. No formal procurement actions were taken in the meeting.

Quoted from the meeting: “We will provide a vehicle inventory and what the current usage is to you,” Staff member said. Commissioners also discussed golf-cart use as a cost control and branding measure for the island community.