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Public works warns internal service reclassifications and aging fleet change budget picture; salt and parts costs strain operations
Summary
Public Works managers told council that an internal service fund for the central garage showed a negative balance after years of undercharging, the fleet is aging and construction lead times are long, and road salt and commodities market shifts affect operating budgets.
Public Works managers presented staffing, operations and capital highlights to the council and described how recent accounting reclassifications change how the city’s reserves and operating costs appear in the budget.
Central garage and internal service funds: Dylan Rollo (mechanics division manager) and other staff said an internal service fund — created to centralize fleet work and internal billing — had been undercharged in prior years, producing a negative balance that staff are working to correct. They said the negative position was largely an accounting and rate‑setting issue that can be addressed by adjusting labor rates and…
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