Council presses Enterprise on 71 leased city vehicles, asks for detailed cost and resale reports

Clifton municipal officials spent an extended portion of their March 24 special meeting questioning Enterprise Fleet Management about the structure, costs and oversight of the city’s vehicle-lease program.

Enterprise area manager John Bell told the council the program is “an open ended equity lease,” meaning the city owns the equity in each vehicle and — after an initial 12‑month period — may return a vehicle without early‑termination penalties. Bell said Enterprise recommends terms (commonly 60 months for municipalities) based on mileage patterns and resale forecasts but that final term selections and approvals are handled by city staff working with Enterprise.

Why it matters: Council members said the city is paying monthly for underused vehicles and needs clearer, auditable information to decide whether to return, reassign or keep leased units. Multiple council members said some…