Auditor: State fleet too large
The auditor’s office is suggesting lawmakers put in a place guidelines that would limit agencies in vehicle growth each year.
“Right now, the agencies are not limited to the number they can have on inventory,” said Lisa Shoemaker, director of communications for state Auditor Stacey Pickering. “If an agency decided to purchase 20 new vehicles, it could do that, even if they weren’t really needed.”
Currently, there are 9,366 state-owned vehicles at a combined value of almost $222 million. Of those vehicles, 1,609 are being used by the Institutions of Higher Learning, which includes the state’s eight public universities.
Clarion Ledger
9/6/8
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