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La Porte OKs Enterprise fleet partnership, two police pursuit vehicles and WEX fuel-card policy
Summary
The La Porte Board of Works approved a partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management, authorized two leased Dodge Durango pursuit vehicles and adopted a WEX fuel-card policy to centralize vehicle purchasing, maintenance and fuel oversight.
The La Porte City Board of Works on Tuesday approved a fleet-management partnership with Enterprise and authorized two new police pursuit vehicles and a citywide WEX fuel-card policy.
Nathaniel "Nate" Berg, an Enterprise representative, told the board the program pairs municipalities with Enterprise to centralize buying, maintenance, fuel management and vehicle resale. "Enterprise puts a proactive and strategic approach on fleet management for municipalities," Berg said. Board members voted to approve the partnership and to accept the quote for two police vehicles and associated upfitting.
Clerk Treasurer Parthen and city staff explained the agreement is a partnership-level engagement: the city would lease individual vehicles (typically five-year leases) and commit only to each vehicle's lease, not to a long-term systemwide buyout. Berg said Enterprise buys at government pricing, manages maintenance and fuel, and — because Enterprise holds title — can sell used vehicles at retail prices rather than government auction rates, which he said increases resale value and produces long-term savings.
The board also approved a specific quote for two 2025 Dodge Durango Pursuit vehicles. Berg reviewed the pricing: he said the state price for the Durango is $45,500 and that aftermarket upfitting quotes came in lower than earlier estimates. At present the monthly rental per pursuit vehicle was described in the meeting as roughly $10,450 (capitalized monthly rental figure presented by Enterprise; final updated quote was expected by the vendor).
Andrea Smith, the city's human resources director, presented a city fuel-card policy for WEX cards that the board approved the same day. "The City of La Porte's fuel card is a credit card that is designed to enable authorized City of La Porte employees to make fuel purchases for vehicles and equipment used for official city business only," Smith said, describing required odometer recording and prohibited purchases. She said WEX cards are fuel-only cards and that suspected fraudulent use will be investigated.
City staff and Enterprise representatives told the board the partnership should reduce staff time spent on title, registration and insurance claims, centralize maintenance decisions, and yield maintenance and fuel-cost savings. Chief Matt Drangmeister and other departments will still request and obtain specific vehicle purchases and upfitting approvals on a case-by-case basis; the board approved the partnership agreement and the two-vehicle initial purchase as separate votes.
The board approved both motions by voice vote. City staff said specific savings estimates would be tracked and reported during future quarterly reviews between Enterprise and city staff, and that any additional vehicle purchases or upfitting would be brought back to the board or appear in the 2026 budget process.
The board moved next to separate agenda items.
