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Fleet manager proposes five‑year replacement schedule; council asks for maintenance and cost history
Summary
Fleet Operations Manager Kevin Reinartz presented a five‑year fleet replacement plan with time‑based guidelines (police 3 years, ambulances 5, fire apparatus 10 frontline/15 reserve, general fleet 10 years or 100,000 miles). Council asked for maintenance history, major repair records and confirmation of budget impacts.
Kevin Reinartz, the city’s fleet operations manager, presented a five‑year fleet replacement guideline and schedule to the Farmers Branch City Council on April 22 that sets target replacement intervals for major vehicle classes and aims to reduce downtime and maintenance costs.
"Basically, when I first started here about 2 years ago, there was a distinct lack of a plan to replace our fleet assets," Reinartz said. He described the proposed schedule and its goals: lower maintenance costs, reduced downtime, improved safety, better environmental performance and a steadier, long‑term financial plan.
The guideline assigns replacement intervals by vehicle type: police pursuit…
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