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Fleet staff seek clarity on $30,000-a-year vehicle software and who will pay
Summary
Fleet staff said the fleet needs a dedicated FMIS (fleet maintenance information system) that costs about $30,000 a year; the meeting ended with an agreed research item to determine whether IT, fleet, or other departments will carry the recurring cost and to verify vendor reliability.
Fleet staff told colleagues the system the city currently uses is a public-works product with a fleet module, not a true fleet maintenance information system (FMIS). The staff member said a proper FMIS (referred to as RTA or FMIS) would cost roughly $30,000 a year, while the budget currently lists much lower maintenance figures.
“It's going from $6,000 a year to $15,000 a year, but it's not an FMIS system,” the staff member said, noting the difference between the current public-works package and a full FMIS. The staff member added that vendor reliability and management turnover were concerns and that staff and Don have been in direct contact with the sales representative.
Questioners pressed whether IT or fleet would be responsible for the expense. The staff member said if fleet must pay, the department will need substantially more than the $7,300 now in the draft budget. The group classified this as a research item: clarify vendor reliability and assign payment responsibility before final budget decisions.
Ending: The meeting closed with an action to research vendor reliability and return with a recommendation on which department should fund and manage the FMIS.
