Council favors ad hoc committee to write fleet‑replacement policy

City staff proposed forming an ad hoc fleet‑replacement policy committee to create a formal policy that would guide department purchases and capital planning.

Mr. Hutton said the ad hoc committee would draft a policy to be adopted by the council and then used by staff and department heads to inform the capital improvement plan and annual budgets. Council members favored the ad hoc model, saying it should draft the policy and then be sunset once the work is complete. Members suggested involving mechanics and foremen as technical resources at key meetings rather than as standing members.

Council President Brian Larson and Mayor Mark Goldstead both supported the ad hoc approach, with the council president noting that any tie or unresolved issue could be escalated to the president or mayor. Staff said they would return with a recommended committee composition and timeline for completing the policy.