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Gadsden board approves partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management for transportation pilot
Summary
The Gadsden County School Board voted to enter a partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management to run a pilot replacing transportation vehicles; the board will decide how many vehicles to lease when it reconvenes and will review additional information requested by members.
The Gadsden County School Board voted to enter a partnership with Enterprise Fleet Management to pilot leasing replacement vehicles for the district’s transportation fleet, with details on the number of vehicles to be determined at the next regularly scheduled board meeting.
Board members said the partnership responds to concerns about safety and vehicle reliability raised during a recent workshop. The contract approved at the meeting creates an umbrella partnership under which individual vehicle leases will be executed later, the board’s attorney said during the discussion.
Board discussion included a request by Board Member Scott to pause the action while staff checked with other Florida districts that already work with Enterprise. Scott said he wanted to “make sure that decision is very sound” before committing district resources. A second board member proposed approving the partnership as a pilot and returning at the next meeting with the additional information Scott requested; the board approved that approach.
Superintendent Dr. Jackson told the board the purchases would be charged to transportation capital outlay funds, not the district’s general fund: “This is being paid out of capital outlay for transportation. This is not general fund money.” The board’s attorney also noted the contract allows the district to exit the partnership with 30 days’ written notice.
Board members discussed starting small as a pilot and then scaling the number of leased vehicles if the program performs well. The agreement includes a $400 resales fee listed in the paperwork; individual lease costs will be determined when each vehicle lease is executed. The board voted in favor of entering the partnership and scheduled a report-back and a decision about rollout size at the next regular meeting.
The board’s vote came after questions and a motion-and-second in public session; no roll-call tallies with individual board member votes were provided in the record beyond the clerk calling the ayes.
The district’s transportation leadership will return with information from peer districts and recommended rollout sizes at the next regular meeting.
