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CITY OF HOUSTON - CITY COUNCIL

Meeting Date: 9/16/2025
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Item Creation Date: 8/18/2025

FIN - Fleet Appropriation - FY26

Agenda Item#: 15.


 
                               
Summary:

ORDINANCE appropriating $3,409,000.00 out of Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Fund, $16,565,000.00 out of Fire Consolidated Construction Fund, $1,571,000.00 out of Police Consolidated Construction Fund, $250,000.00 out of Fleet Equipment Special Revenue Fund and $575.000.00 out of Contributed Capital Project Fund for purchases of Various Vehicles and Fleet Maintenance Equipment for Various City Departments

Background:

The Director of Finance recommends that City Council approve an ordinance authorizing the total appropriation of $22,370,000 out of the following funds: Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Construction Fund (1800), Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500), Contributed Capital Project Fund (4515), Fleet Equipment Special Revenue Fund (9002), and Police Consolidated Construction Fund (4504) for vehicles and related equipment for various city departments.

 

The appropriation will cover purchases of various vehicles and fleet maintenance equipment, such as vehicles for administrative and maintenance operations for Citywide departments. Emergency response, investigative, and administrative vehicles for the Police and Fire departments.

 

This appropriation ordinance is required to provide funding for the purchase of capital equipment (vehicles). SPD will return to Council at a later date to authorize purchase orders for the planned vehicle purchases.

 

FISCAL NOTE:

No significant Fiscal Operating impact is anticipated as a result of this project.

 

 

 

Melissa Dubowski

Chief Business Officer/Finance Director

Finance Department

Amount and Source of Funding:

$   3,409,000 - Equipment Acquisition Consolidated Construction Fund (1800)

$ 16,565,000 - Fire Consolidated Construction Fund (4500)

$   1,571,000 - Police Consolidated Construction Fund (4504)

$      250,000 - Fleet Equipment Special Revenue Fund (9002)

$      575,000 - Contributed Capital Project Fund (4515)

 

$ 22,370,000 - Total FY26 Fleet Appropriation

Contact Information:

Gary Glasscock (Dir. FMD) - (832) 393-6901

Christopher, Gonzales - FIN (832) 393-9072

Jorge Guzman – FIN (832) 393-9137

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