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School board tables proposed fleet lease with Enterprise after members request deeper financial review
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After a lengthy presentation and questions about costs, mileage and alternatives, the Lynchburg City School Board voted to table a proposed Enterprise Fleet Management contract and referred the matter to the finance committee for further study.
The Lynchburg City School Board on Monday declined to approve a proposed fleet-management contract with Enterprise Fleet Management, instead voting to table the matter and send it to the finance committee for more analysis. Board members raised questions about annual costs, mileage assumptions, maintenance savings and whether the city’s fleet operation or other vendors might offer better terms. The proposal from Enterprise, presented by Brian Knauss of Enterprise Fleet Management and supported by Chief Financial Officer Jamies, would replace a number of the division’s oldest light- and medium-duty vehicles and move the district from an informal, pay-as-you-go replacement approach to a five-year, managed replacement cycle. Proponents said the plan would shorten vehicle life cycles from roughly 17.6 years to about five years, free up immediate capital from…
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