Government Fleet News

ESCONDIDO, CA - Escondido, Calif.'s $6.7 million budget cuts resulted in the layoff of all emergency vehicle technicians and the downsizing of its ambulance fleet, according to the Union-Tribune.

Tags: Ambulance Fleet , budget cut, City of Escondido, Calif., downsizing, layoffs

REDDING, CA – Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko's plea for more than $2 million to close his department's nearly $4 million budget gap was unanimously rejected June 8 by the board of supervisors, reported Record Searchlight.

Tags: budget cut, budget deficit, layoffs, public safety, Shasta County

NASHVILLE, TN – In efforts to keep 100 vehicles in the city's police fleet, all departments with vehicles have been ordered to find money-saving efforts in fleet expenses totaling $877,000, according to WSMV.

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SNOW HILL, MD – Cost-cutting attempts will include a new take-home vehicle policy possibly restricting take-home vehicles to people residing within certain mileage of their work site, according to The Dispatch.

Tags: budget cut, budget deficit, take-home policy, Worcester County

AIKEN, SC – Aiken County's $1.5 million budget cut for next fiscal year would mean having to keep its vehicles longer, according to the Aiken Standard.

Tags: Aiken County, budget cut, replacement cycles, Vehicle Maintenance