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Union urges Atlanta to split Fleet Services from Public Works, citing cost visibility and equipment risks
Summary
Representatives of PACE and other union members told the finance committee that separating Fleet Services from the Department of Public Works would improve cost transparency, allow a dedicated chargeback system, and accelerate needed upgrades to fuel infrastructure and vehicle replacement.
A union presentation to the Atlanta City Council Finance Committee on May 20 pressed the city to separate Fleet Services from the Department of Public Works, arguing the change would improve financial visibility and operational performance.
The ask and rationale: Gina Pagnotta, president of PACE, said Fleet and sanitation are currently embedded within the same department and that combination obscures the true costs of fleet operations. "Fleet services should have their own commissioner answering directly to the mayor's office and directly to you," Pagnotta said, arguing that…
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