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Committee debates trimming $20M fleet request, leaves $11.5M for emergency vehicles in proposal
Summary
Administration told the committee the mayor's $20 million fleet request focuses exclusively on public-safety vehicles and is below annual replacement need; council members proposed cutting $8.5 million, leaving $11.5 million for police and fire and asking the mayor to consider a fall amendment if reserves permit.
A central policy discussion at the Budget, Finance and Audit Standing Committee focused on fleet funding and how much of a mayoral $20 million proposal should be spent this year on emergency vehicles.
Mr. Johnson, the administration official answering the committee, said the IPA (installment purchase agreement) pot is exhausted and that the $20 million in the mayor's recommendation is intended exclusively for public-safety vehicles (police and fire). "The entirety, for both police and fire," he said. He also cautioned that $20…
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