Council approves Enterprise lease plan to replace aging police fleet
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Summary
Council approved a four-year Enterprise fleet lease designed to rotate police vehicles and reduce maintenance costs; presentation estimated multi-year payments, discussed upfit costs and equity roll-in, and council authorized staff to proceed with the program.
Deputy Chief and police leadership presented a multi-year Enterprise fleet lease proposal intended to replace and rotate police vehicles on a roughly four-year cycle. The presenters said the department is several vehicles behind in its replacement schedule, that rising vehicle and upfit costs have strained the budget, and that leasing through Enterprise would spread replacement costs and roll vehicle equity into payments to reduce upfront budget pressure.
The presentation included projected year-by-year finance payments and an estimated per-vehicle upfit cost (staff cited roughly $8,000 per upfit in their projections). Council members asked about mileage assumptions, maintenance responsibilities, resale/equity mechanics and whether grant opportunities could also be pursued; presenters said Enterprise operates an auction system for leased vehicles and that rolling equity from retired units could be incorporated into the program's financing.
After questions and discussion about affordability and maintenance savings, a council member moved to proceed with the Enterprise lease program for the police department; that motion was seconded and passed by voice vote. Staff will implement the first-year lease plan as presented and include cost details in upcoming budget cycles.
