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Administration recommends leasing up to 16 vans; board forwards recommendation to full board
Summary
Administration recommended leasing vehicles through Enterprise to increase fleet size, reduce maintenance unpredictability and improve resale values. The board moved the 16‑vehicle recommendation to the full board by a 5–0 vote with two absences.
District staff recommended leasing rather than buying certain district vehicles and presented two options for expanding the fleet to better support curricular and special‑needs transportation.
Mister Russ told the committee that Enterprise's leasing program would include maintenance in the lease payment, provide data on usage and mileage, and typically yield better trade‑in values. He summarized two options: Plan A (aggressive) would provide 16 new vehicles at roughly $130,000 per year (with an estimated retroactive cost of about $45,000 for the remainder of 2025‑26); Plan B would be smaller, roughly $95,000–$100,000 per year and add fewer vehicles. Russ said the program would reduce unexpected capital calls to the general fund and improve dependability.
Board members asked about resale values, maintenance standards, the ability to expand the fleet later, and whether leasing would require hiring additional van drivers if routes expanded. Russ said Enterprise would handle maintenance and could provide a vendor representative to answer detailed questions.
A motion to forward the 16‑vehicle recommendation to the full board passed on a roll‑call vote recorded as 5 in favor, 0 opposed, 2 absent. The full proposal and financing details will be considered by the full board.
