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Budget panel grills city on fleet replacements, charging infrastructure and ZEV rules
Summary
Supervisors used a biennial budget hearing to press departments on which vehicles they planned to replace, where those vehicles park (city‑owned lots affect ZEV requirements), and how the city will meet a new zero‑emission vehicle procurement policy. Departments reported mixed ability to procure EVs depending on vehicle type, safety exemptions, and charging access.
The Budget and Finance Committee spent substantial time on the proposed biennial budget's vehicle requests and the city's new zero‑emission vehicle (ZEV) requirements.
City Administrator Naomi Kelly presented a high‑level fleet overview and a procurement plan the city will submit July 1 to implement the ZEV ordinance. "The plan will identify options to expand our ZEVs in line with the 0 emissions vehicle requirements ordinance," she said, and described a centralized fleet management review team to evaluate vehicle requests.
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