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NewsJanuary 26, 2009

Snohomish County May Cut Vehicle Stipends for Officials

EVERETT, WA - If an ordinance proposed by Snohomish County Council Chairman Mike Cooper is approved, county coffers will no longer have to pay out $570 each month to nearly a dozen elected officials.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2009

Study Shows Take-home Police Cars a Pricey Policy for City of Greensboro

GREENSBORO, NC - Most people involved agree on the benefits of Greensboro patrol officers having individually-assigned vehicles that they can drive home.

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NewsJanuary 26, 2009

Controller Critical of L.A. Workers Driving City Cars

LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles Controller Laura Chick released two audits raising questions about the hundreds of police and fire officials, elected officials, city department heads and staff who have been allowed to take home city-owned cars at a time when the nation’s second-largest municipality faces a $433-million deficit.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2009

New Orleans Inspector General Reveals City Fleet Free-for-All

NEW ORLEANS - Inspector General Robert Cerasoli has fired the opening salvo in what’s likely to be a long and drawn out war over the use of city-owned vehicles.

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NewsJanuary 7, 2009

City of Fort Wayne Saves Nearly $400,000 by Reducing Take-Home Vehicles

FORT WAYNE, IN - Together, Fort Wayne and Allen County have cut nearly 100 take-home cars and trucks from their fleets since 2003, leaving more employees to drive their own vehicles to and from work.

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NewsDecember 17, 2008

Colquitt County Defends Take-Home Vehicle Policy

MOULTRIE, GA — Colquitt County commissioners recently defended employees who drive county vehicles home, saying that the employees are on call or need them to travel to out-of-office work sites.

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NewsDecember 17, 2008

Audit Finds Poor Oversight of New Hampshire State Vehicles

CONCORD, NH — New Hampshire does a poor job keeping track of the nearly 2,000 passenger vehicles used by state employees, according to a recent audit.

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NewsDecember 3, 2008

City of Rochester Eliminates More Take-Home Vehicles

ROCHESTER, NY – Having already eliminated more than 30 take-home cars, the city now is looking at 80 more — a move that would hit the Police Department hardest, taking back cars assigned to undercover officers, homicide detectives and others.

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NewsNovember 25, 2008

City of Rochester Mayor Seeks to Decrease Number of Take-Home Vehicles

ROCHESTER, NY – Having already eliminated more than 30 take-home cars, the City of Rochester now is looking at 80 more — a move that would hit the police department hardest.

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NewsNovember 12, 2008

Peekskill Council Looks to Cut City Vehicle Use

PEEKSKILL, NY – The Peekskill Common Council is considering a new city vehicle use policy that could save taxpayers $100,000. There are 22 city vehicles in use. Four are designated for police undercover operations, and three are for fire department leadership.

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