Fleet department seeks extra technicians and two-shift schedule to reduce breakdowns

Mar 27, 2025

Fleet managers asked the council to add heavy-duty technicians and reorganize to two shifts, citing high unscheduled work and an aging parts/maintenance system that is slowing vehicle turnaround for public-safety and service vehicles.

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Fleet leadership told the council the city’s fleet — roughly 812 assets including fire and garbage trucks — is carrying heavy unscheduled work and needs additional technicians and updated shop equipment to avoid repeated breakdowns and downtime.

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