Munhall council members reviewed a leasing proposal to acquire three refuse trucks and two 1‑ton dump trucks and heard warnings that the borough's fleet is aging and incurring high outside maintenance costs. Borough staff outlined a leasing structure with two annual payments: the first payment would cover the garbage trucks (costs expected to be reimbursed), and a later annual payment — shown in the packet as about $171,000 — would cover two additional dump trucks when they are delivered.

Staff reported large maintenance bills this year for vehicles sent to an outside vendor. "So far this year, we paid $357,000 to Transdev on maintenance and work done back there at the building," a staff presenter told council, adding that the borough has paid multiple large service invoices because several vehicles exceed mileage or age limits required by the vendor contract.

Council members and the chief said five borough vehicles are out of compliance with the municipal first‑service policy (older than five years or with more than 100,000 miles). That status increases the borough's outside‑service costs under the current outsourcing arrangement. Several councilors urged exploration of alternatives, including hiring in‑house mechanics or transitioning existing staff to reduce expensive contractor work.

Leasing terms described in the packet cited an interest rate around 4.3%. Staff said the first annual payment for the garbage trucks is expected to be reimbursable through state funding; the second payment for the dump trucks would begin later, after delivery. Council members approved prior authorizations earlier in the year for two vehicles and instructed staff to proceed with vehicle procurement and to prepare contract documents for final council action. No final lease contract was executed at the workshop.

Councilors asked staff to provide line‑item cost details, delivery timetables and a plan for reducing out‑of‑service time for the public works fleet; some members said they wanted to pursue a long‑term strategy to reduce dependency on outside vendors and lower maintenance costs.