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Council debates whether to centralize fleet services as department seeks equipment and rate updates
Summary
City fleet staff reported operating and capital needs and proposed modest hourly rate increases; council members debated whether to centralize fleet management to capture efficiencies and better manage outsourced repairs.
Shannon Callahan and fleet staff presented the fleet services portion of the FY2026 budget and explained the operation is an internal service fund that bills departments for parts, fuel and repair labor. Callahan said parts are marked up 25 percent, fuel 50 cents per gallon and the department proposes a 4 percent increase to hourly labor rates: "light duty equipment up to $126.50 and heavy duty up to $155.50," she said.
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