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Arlington details $12 million fleet budget, proposes 32-vehicle leasing pilot with Enterprise
Summary
City staff told the Arlington City Council the Fleet Services budget is about $12 million annually, highlighted recent cost controls and audit implementation, and proposed a limited 32-vehicle pilot with Enterprise to test leasing and resale advantages.
Jay Warren, director of communication and legislative affairs for the City of Arlington, told the City Council on May 13 that Fleet Services operates on an approximately $12,000,000 annual budget and is proposing a limited leasing pilot with Enterprise covering 32 vehicles.
Warren said the city's fleet budget is divided among vehicle replacement, planned and unplanned maintenance, and fuel, and that fuel has been “stable of late” at about $3,000,000 annually. He told council members the city plans to invest about $3,800,000 in vehicle replacements in fiscal year 2026.
Warren said Fleet Services merged with Communications and Legislative Affairs in September and that the department now measures fleet size with a vehicle-equivalent (VE) count rather than a simple vehicle tally; he said police accounts for roughly 31% of the VE count and that the overall fleet VE count was about 1,350 last year but is intentionally being…
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