Charlottetown council may reverse decision on vehicle purchases
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The Metropolis of Charlottetown is taking one other have a look at a deal it signed final 12 months to lease all of its automobiles from a world administration firm.
On the time, the town stated the deal would save taxpayers cash however some members of council stated it meant sidestepping native sellers.
Beneath the deal, Enterprise Fleet Administration was to initially provide 19 new automobiles. The settlement meant the town wouldn’t be going by way of the general public tendering course of.
The P.E.I. Car Sellers Affiliation stated it was disillusioned the town determined to vary the method and work with an off-Island firm quite than buy automobiles from native sellers.
Enterprise Fleet Administration stated the town would save about $1.8 million over 10 years below its plan.
Council now could also be having a change of coronary heart.
Deputy mayor Jason Coady stated on June 10 that council requested employees to compile a report on the problem and the method that was taken which led to a vote final August to signal on with Enterprise.
The report was briefly mentioned at a gathering of the finance committee, which Coady chairs, on June 8.
“A brand new report was written,’’ Coady stated. “We talked about how there may be plenty of info in there so we’ll deal with it on the finish of the month.’’
Coady is referring to the very fact council now holds two public conferences every month. The common public month-to-month assembly is held on the second Monday of each month whereas the second assembly offers with housekeeping points stemming from the primary one.
The second assembly is held on the fourth Monday.
“There have been some questions (concerning the Enterprise deal) so we requested employees to come back out with a brand new report. A call might be made on how the town goes to buy its automobiles,’’ he stated.
Dave Stewart is a municipal reporter with the SaltWire Community in Charlottetown, P.E.I. @DveStewart
