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BY JAMES T. NORMAN
Galveston County looks at leasing vehicles Galveston County commissioners heard a presentation on leasing vehicles rather than purchasing them, which county officials said could save more than $10 million over five years. The gist Due to recent increasing costs for vehicles, county
League City book board approves rules League City’s new book review commit- tee adopted new guidelines for its review process at its Jan. 31 meeting. What you need to know In one of its first meetings ever, the Community Standards Review Committee, or CSRC, which was created last year to review books flagged by community members as potentially inappropriate, voted for new guidelines to help cement its role going forward. The committee will focus on books in Helen Hall Library’s ages 0-11 section. They will have the ability to review books from that section and choose if they should be moved to a different one in the library, officials said at the meeting.
officials are looking for ways to replace fleet vehicles without further driving up budget expenses. Currently, the county is falling behind in keep- ing up with those purchases, prompting officials to look for new ways to obtain those vehicles, Galves- ton County Road Administrator Lee Crowder said at the Jan. 22 Commissioners Court meeting. Diving in deeper To keep up with replacing its fleet, the county needs to replace about 70 vehicles each year, Crowder said. However, that number currently is closer to 40.
Purchasing vs. leasing vehicles Galveston County over five years could save north of $10 million if it leased its nearly 400-vehicle fleet, rather than purchased it. Departments that use vehicles include the sheriff’s office, parks, and facilities and maintenance.
Purchasing Leasing
$0 $2M $4M $6M $8M $10M $12M
10.32M
5.1M
3.69M 5.26M
4.66M
2.63M
2.37M
1.95M
2.66M
1.24M
FY23-24 FY24-25 FY25-26 FY26-27 FY27-28
SOURCE: GALVESTON COUNTY/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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