MANAGING PUBLIC SECTOR VEHICLES & EQUIPMENT
The Douglas County, Nev., Sheriff’s Office has authorized patrol deputies to take home their assigned police vehicles to maximize the effectiveness of the Patrol Division.
Police officers for the City of Avondale Estates, Ga., should have take-home vehicles as part of their compensation packages, its city manager urged.
The Lincoln County (Wis.) Sheriff’s Office has completed the deployment of 17 patrol cars assigned to deputies as part of its new take-home car program.
An audit found that Nassau County, N.Y., does not have an accurate inventory of its take-home vehicles.
City of Opa-locka, Fla., police officers rejected a take-home vehicle program offered by the police chief that would have cost them $50 per paycheck.
The Torrington (Wyo.) Police Department is looking to replace its entire patrol fleet and allow officers to take home vehicles.
The City of Kent, Wash., is adding 14 new police vehicles, part of a new car-per-officer take-home program.
An internal audit concluded that the City of Anchorage, Alaska, needs better controls on its take-home vehicle program.
A spokesman for the the Albuquerque (N.M.) Police Department said the new take-home policy may allow officers to use their vehicles while in the community coaching youth league teams or being involved in faith-based organizations.
The City of Elkhart, Ind., established a new program beginning Jan. 1 that allows more officers to have take-home cars. The majority of officers now have them.