Auditor: State fleet too large

The Clarion-Ledger, 9/7/8

Mississippi averages one state-owned vehicle for every three or four of its employees, according a report from the state auditor’s office.

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.”