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City outlines plan to phase out vehicle leases, set up replacement fund
Summary
Staff told council the city is moving away from an enterprise lease program toward owned fleet vehicles and plans a vehicle-replacement fund funded by departmental payments; about 60% of vehicles remain under lease.
City staff described a multi-year transition away from the enterprise lease program toward ownership and maintenance in-house. Heminger said the plan is to implement a vehicle replacement fund so departments budget a recurring payment that accumulates to cover future purchases, avoiding large one-time budget hits for replacements.
Public-works staff member Jay Chapel (S8) described efforts to upgrade the vehicle shop, bring more maintenance in-house and add staffing. "It's around 60% of our vehicles are still under that lease program," Chapel said, adding that the share will decline as the city retires or retains vehicles and purchases replacements outright.
