Government Fleet News

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CA – San Luis Obispo County supervisors recently grilled department heads on excessive use of take-home vehicles after a grand jury report found take-home use amounts to an estimated $1 million annually, according to the San Luis Obispo Tribune.

Tags: grand jury report, San Luis Obispo County, SLO County, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

GRETNA, LA - As a cost-cutting measure expected to save more than $300,000, 39 Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office employees will lose their take-home vehicles, and 20 more vehicles could be eliminated.

Tags: budget deficit, Jefferson Parish, take-home cuts, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

DETROIT - The vehicle was assigned to a Detroit Water and Sewerage officer, but was being driven by a female later identified as the employee's ex-girlfriend.

Tags: Detroit Water and Sewerage Department, personal use, seized vehicle, take-home vehicles

VINELAND, NJ - City officials are compiling a report of all municipal employees authorized to drive home a city-owned vehicle in efforts to save money.

Tags: City of Vineland, take-home vehicles

LAUREL, MS - The City of Laurel will be parking 22 city-issued vehicles beginning Dec. 24 in an ongoing effort to cut expenses.

Tags: City of Laurel, fuel savings, take-home cuts, take-home vehicles

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO - Although employees with city-owned vehicles are required to maintain mileage logs, records showed logs submitted were either incomplete or missing information.

Tags: Colorado Springs Police, mileage, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

TULSA, OK - Tulsa Police officers who live outside the city limit and take patrol cars home at night may be violating a city ordinance.

Tags: City of Tulsa, police cruisers, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

SALINAS, CA - County policy currently allows some high-level managers to use county-provided cars for their commutes or receive a $375 monthly transportation stipend.

Tags: county vehicles, Monterey County, take-home vehicles

GRAND RAPIDS, MI - In efforts to trim $6.5 million from its proposed 2010 budget, Kent County officials are reviewing whether all take-home vehicles are needed.

Tags: Kent County, take-home cuts, take-home vehicles

MONTGOMERY, AL - Effective this week, only two out of 22 city departments will be assigned take-home vehicles, which will only be allowed when an employee is on call for the evening.

Tags: City of Montgomery, cost-cutting, take-home cuts, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

PUEBLO, CO - Pueblo County commissioners were scrutinized last summer after a televised news report questioned the "perk" and use of county-owned cars on personal business.

Tags: personal use, Pueblo County, take-home vehicles

KNOXVILLE, TN - County commissioners recently approved a proposal that could lead to key county take-home vehicles having GPS systems installed to cut down on employees' personal driving.

Tags: GPS, Knox County, personal use, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

CHARLESTON, WV - Effective immediately, all state vehicle users must keep a logbook that clearly documents personal use of the vehicles versus business use of the vehicles.

Tags: fleet audit, state fleet, take-home vehicles, West Virginia

HOUSTON - Replacing 186 aging city vehicles, the City of Houston is reviewing all vehicle spending items, including the police department's current take-home policy.

Tags: City of Houston, Houston Police Department, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

MOUNT HOLLY, NJ - Burlington County announced it will cut another 36 vehicles from fleet and park approximately 44 cars and trucks designated as take-home vehicles.

Tags: Burlington County, cost-cutting, take-home cuts, take-home vehicles

FORT EDWARD, NY - Over the past year, Washington County officials have been assessing the number of vehicles used by county employees with a renewed focus on where they are driven and how many are taken home by county employees.

Tags: cost-cutting, fleet savings, take-home vehicles, Washington County

ROLLA, MO - City Council members unanimously approved a policy for the take-home of 43 of the city's 134-vehicle fleet, of which 35 are used for public safety and eight are for various departments.

Tags: City of Rolla, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

OCEAN CITY, MD - City Manager Dennis Dare said the "right-sizing" means Ocean City won't have to resort to layoffs or furloughs as the state makes further cuts to municipal government aid.

Tags: city budget, Ocean City, take-home cuts, take-home vehicles

TERRE HAUTE, IN - Facing a $3 million budget deficit in 2010, Vigo County will reduce expenses for items such as take-home vehicles and county employee cell phones.

Tags: budget deficit, county budget, take-home vehicles, Vigo County

CHATTANOOGA, TN - In a Sept. 11 meeting, the Chattanooga City Council made a decision to come up with the $400,000 required to restore take-home privileges for free to all city employees.

Tags: City of Chattanooga, take-home fees, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

NATCHEZ, MS - Supplied to employees as a job perk, for after-hour calls, or business errands, elected officials began questioning take-home car assignments last week during budget interviews with department heads.

Tags: City of Natchez, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

CHATTANOOGA, TN - Under a recent mayoral executive order, any City of Chattanooga employee who uses a city car for take-home purposes must now pay $50 every two weeks.

Tags: Chattanooga Police, City of Chattanooga, take-home fees, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

NEW ORLEANS - The report found the New Orleans Aviation Board was not properly documenting take-home vehicle assignments or properly reporting it on employee W-2 forms.

Tags: fleet oversight, New Orleans Aviation Board, NOAB, take-home policy, take-home vehicles, vehicle abuse, vehicle misuse

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ - City officials said between $50,000 and $100,000 will be saved by keeping city-owned vehicles in city lots overnight.

Tags: Atlantic City, city vehicles, take-home policy, take-home vehicles

CINCINNATI - Facing a $28 million deficit, more than 150 full-time city employees may be laid off in September unless the City of Cincinnati cuts expensive items such as take-home cars.

Tags: budget deficit, Cincinnati, city budget, take-home vehicles