City officials are faced with the t...

City officials are faced with the task of delivering services more efficiently as technological advances bring about an increased ne for the provision of information and services. However, because of limited packets municipalities may not have the finances to purchase a great deal of of the equipment necessary for their operations.

Consequently office equipment leasing has become an option for cities and counties that either can't purchase an expensive piece of equipment, or that ne the equipment merely periodically. According to the Equipment Leasing Association of America, 80 percent of corporations nationwide generally lease some part of their office equipment.

Equipment leasing can be beneficial to city and shire government offices in many ways. on leasing, municipalities can avoid spending the large gross amounts of money associated with purchasing equipment and channel the savings into other important assortment items.

True leases are preferable to installment sales in that the residual value of the