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Council authorizes up to $4.5 million equipment lease to replace vehicles and IT equipment amid questions about fleet replacement cadence
Summary
City staff presented and council approved an ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute an equipment lease purchase agreement not to exceed $4.5 million to finance vehicles (including a fire truck) and IT upgrades. Council members pressed staff on replacement timing, operating-cost trade-offs and supply-chain impacts.
The Spartanburg City Council voted April 13 to authorize the city manager to execute an equipment lease purchase agreement not to exceed $4.5 million to finance municipal vehicles and certain IT upgrades.
Dennis Lock, who presented the ordinance on behalf of fleet and capital staff, explained the financing covers multiple replacement needs identified by departmental reviews and includes a fire truck expected to be delivered in January 2027; estimated…
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